No part of the Old Testament is more used todat than the Psalms, and no part has been more brilliantl illuminated by the modern scholars. Dr. Ringgren sums up the international scholarly discussion in a way which is both judicious and intelligible. The author was trained, and taught, in the University of Uppsala in Sweden, and is now a professor in the University of Turku in Finland. He has also been a professor in the USA, and himself translated and revised this English edition of the Swedish Psaltarens Fromhet.
Cultic element. Religion of fellowship. Theocentric religion. Righteous and the wicked. Concept of God. Lament and confession. Thanksgiving and praise. Myth and history. Law and the messiah.
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