This landmark volume covers the main aspects of modern Psalms study from the formation of individual Psalms down into the first centuries of the Common Era: the formation of the Psalter, individual Psalms and smaller collections, social setting, literary context, textual history, nachleben, and theology.

This volume is divided into three main parts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Psalms. It uses a pragmatic approach to reading and applies it in depth to a selection of individual psalms.

Preliminary material /J. A. Emerton -- Address in Memory of Dennis J. Mccarthy, S.J. /S.J. Luis Alonso Schäkel -- Of Methods and Models /L. Alonso Schökel -- The Targumim and the Rabbinic Rules for the Delivery of the Targum /P. S. Alexander -- Zur Deuteronomistischen Konzeption Von Freiheit Und Frieden /Georg Braulik -- Genesis L 15-21: A Theological Exploration /Walter Brueggemann -- A Literary Analysis of 1 Kings I 41-53, With Methodological Reflections /Charles Conroy -- L'Herméneutique Biblique En Face Des Méthodes Critiques: Défi Et Perspectives /J. Severino Croatto -- Jesaja Lvi 1-7: Ein Abrogationsfall Innerhalb Des Kanonsimplikationen Und Konsequenzen /Herbert Donner -- La Condescendance Divine (Synkatabasis) Comme Principe Herméneutique De L'Ancien Testament Dans La Tradition Juive Et Dans La Tradition Chrétienne /François Dreyfus -- Jérôme Et Les Prophètes Histoire, Prophétie, Actualité Et Actualisation Dans Les Commentaires De Nahum, Michée, Abdias Et Joël /Yves-Marie Duval -- Der Realitätsbezug Alttestamentlicher Exegese /Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- \'Solomon Who is Greater Than David\' Solomon's Succession in 1 Kings I-II in the Light of the Inscription of Kilamuwa, King of Y'Dy-Śam'Al /Tomoo Ishida -- The Literary and Theological Function of Divine Speech in the Pentateuch /Casper J. Labuschagne -- Messianism and Septuagint /Johan Lust -- Isaïe XIX 16-25 Et Universalisme Dans La Lxx /L. Monsengwo-Pasinya -- Zum Eblaitischen Konjugationssystem /Hans-Peter Müller -- The Speaking Person and His Voice in 1 Samuel /Robert Polzin -- A Root To Look Up? A Study of the Hebrew Nś' 'Yn /S. C. Reif -- The Use of Sociology in Old Testament Studies /J . W. Rogerson -- Ibn Ezra Between Medievalism and Modernism: The Case of Isaiah XL-LXVII /Uriel Simon -- Interprétation Des Noms Propres Dans Les Oracles Contre Les Nations /Andrzej Strus -- Das Klagegebet in Literatur Und Leben Der Exilsgeneration Am Beispiel Einiger Prosatexte /Timo Veijola.

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

This unique volume on the Psalms is the final Hebrew Bible installment of the Texts@Contexts series. Each contribution provides a contextual reflection on a Psalm as chosen by the contributor. These contributions take account of the contributor's own personal context or the contexts of those around them, providing readings that are varied in geographical and linguistic scope, that reflect on pressing themes such as immigration, diversity, race, marginalized voices (such as those of adults with learning disabilities) and postcolonialism. Scholars also reflect on their own contexts of research and education. Taken together the contributions to this volume provide a sort of contextual commentary on the Psalms, gathering a wide range of voices and reflecting a diverse range of cultural afterlives of the Psalms.

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.