The Psalms

by John Day

The Psalms raise many difficult and controversial issues. Who are the enemies in the Individual Lament Psalms? How many Royal Psalms are there and what was the role of the king in the cult? What happened at the Autumn Festival? What makes a Psalm a Wisdom Psalm? Why are the Psalms arranged as they are and how far is it possible to date them? Can we make sense of the often obscure Psalm headings? What light is shed on the Psalms by other ancient Near...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850757038
• ISBN13: 9781850757030
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"