This book offers unique insights into the Psalms and sketches a variety of interpretative possibilities. The exposition of Psalm texts against the background of their different historical and/or cultic settings in the ancient Near East sets a firm basis for their reapplication in the liturgy today. In the history of interpretation the Psalms have also proven themselves to be natural texts for liturgical use. This scholarly effort thus portrays in various ways the importance of the Psalms for their reviving interpretation and application in the liturgy. Part of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series.
Author Biography
Professor Dirk Human is Head of Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Cas J.A. Vos is the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria. He has published numerous books and articles and won the Andrew Murray Prize for Theology (1999). He is the President of the Societas Homiletica.
