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The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice (Bible and Liberation)

J. David Pleins

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Description:"A clarion call to those who read and repeat the words of the Psalms, to receive and understand them as marching orders in the campaign for human rights and dignity. Only in this way can [their] full meaning be grasped and appropriated in our day."--David Noel Freedman"By bringing together this urgency for justice and the gains of genre analysis, Pleins offers a reading of the Psalms that is responsive to the socio-political impulses all around us, which require theological-liturgical response. His is an important reading of this ancient/contemporary poetry."--Walter BrueggemannThis stirring new translation of the ancient hymns and prayers of the psalter provides on new perspecftive on their meaning for both individuals nad communities, from biblical times to the present. Pleins reveals in the Psalms the core of a liberating worship that grasps the realities of individual suffering as well as the stern demands of social justice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice (Bible and Liberation). To get started finding The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice (Bible and Liberation), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 160

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ISBN: 0883449285

Description: "A clarion call to those who read and repeat the words of the Psalms, to receive and understand them as marching orders in the campaign for human rights and dignity. Only in this way can [their] full meaning be grasped and appropriated in our day."--David Noel Freedman"By bringing together this urgency for justice and the gains of genre analysis, Pleins offers a reading of the Psalms that is responsive to the socio-political impulses all around us, which require theological-liturgical response. His is an important reading of this ancient/contemporary poetry."--Walter BrueggemannThis stirring new translation of the ancient hymns and prayers of the psalter provides on new perspecftive on their meaning for both individuals nad communities, from biblical times to the present. Pleins reveals in the Psalms the core of a liberating worship that grasps the realities of individual suffering as well as the stern demands of social justice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice (Bible and Liberation). To get started finding The Psalms: Songs of Tragedy, Hope, and Justice (Bible and Liberation), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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