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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Psalms or Psalter , book of the Bible, a collection of 150 hymnic pieces. Since the last centuries BC, this book has been the chief hymnal of Jews, and subsequently, of Christians. The hymns are of varying date and authorship, but many are ascribed to David , and some to Asaph 1, Solomon , Moses , and the sons of Korah . Many scholars believe that some of the Psalms originated in David's time and some even earlier. Most of them, however, took their present form between c.538 BC (when the Jews returned from Babylonian exile) and c.100 BC According to the Hebrew text, the... Read more

Psalms
A Dictionary of the Bible Psalms In the OT, a collection of 150 self-contained poems and ... occasions, which have to be inferred from the content. The psalms have devices and techniques that are apparent in other ... presence of a traceable metre is disputed. Some of the few psalms having a regular rhythm are Pss. 5, 29, 46 , and 117 ... . Read more

Psalms, Book of
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Psalms, Book of (Gk. ψαλμoi, ‘songs ... accompanied by string music’). The OT Book contains 150 Psalms, variously enumerated; for the most part the Greek and ... English Bibles, so, e.g. Ps. 90 AV is Ps. 89 Vulg. The Psalms are traditionally divided into five books, namely ... Read more

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	Psalms Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 3/1/2002; Cole, Robert; 487 words ; Psalms. By James Limburg. Westminster Bible Companion. Louisville ... are a six-page introduction, commentary on each psalm (Psalms 9-10 are considered one), and a short bibliography. There ... indexes or footnotes. Samples of titles given to individual psalms are "The Way to Go" (Psalm 1), "The Plotting ... Read more
	Psalms. Vol. 1: Psalms 1-72 Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 9/1/2001; Green, Douglas J; 787 words ; Psalms. Vol. 1: Psalms 1-72. By S. Edward Tesh and Walter D. Zorn. The College Press NIV Commentary: Old Testament Series. Joplin: College Press, 1999, 483 pp., n.p. Psalms. By Craig C. Broyles. NIBC 11. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999, xvi + 539 ... Read more
	The Qumran Psalms Scroll (11QPsa) and the canonical Psalter: Comparison of editorial shaping The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1997; Wilson, Gerald H; 787 words ; The Qumran Psalms Scroll (11 QPsa) and the Canonical Psalter ... DISCOVERY, early in 1956, of the Qumran Psalms Scroll (11 QPsa), which contains apocryphal compositions interspersed with canonical psalms in a radically different order, has resulted ... Read more
	The Psalms: An Introduction Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 6/1/2003; Borger, James Todd; 561 words ; The Psalms: An Introduction. By James L. Crenshaw ... Several textbook options for teachers of Psalms have appeared in recent years. For example ... Bernhard W. Anderson, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today (Westminster John Knox ... Read more
	The Psalms: An Introduction / The Gift of the Psalms Interpretation; 4/1/2002; Brown, William P; 787 words ; The Psalms: An Introduction by James L. Crenshaw Eerdmans ... 00. ISBN 0-8028-0854-9. The Gift of the Psalms by Roland E. Murphy Hendrickson, Peabody ... devotional practice wider than in the Psalter. Psalms, moreover, presents some of the most pressing ... Read more
	Preaching the Psalms/Journey through the Psalms Interpretation; 4/1/2003; Limburg, James; 500 words ; Preaching the Psalms/Journey through the Psalms by J. Clinton McCann, Jr., and James C. Howell Abingdon, Nashville ... 2001. 144 pp. $15.00. ISBN 0687-04499-5. Journey through the Psalms by Denise Dombkowski Hopkins Revised and Expanded. Chalice ... Read more
	The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary, with an Introduction and New Translation The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2005; Limburg, James; 617 words ; JOHN EATON, The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary ... John Baton's previous publications on the Psalms will be known to many readers of this ... interests. Books and articles include The Psalms Come Alive: An Introduction to the Psalms ... Read more
	Psalms 73-150 The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2005; Day, Linda; 713 words ; RICHARD J. CLIFFORD, Psalms 73-150 (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries ... comprises his commentary on Books 1 and 2 (Psalms 1-72). The introduction in the first ... seems to govern his approach to these psalms as well. Indeed, as he frequently refers ... Read more
	The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/1999; Talmon, Shemaryahu; 787 words ; The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls and the Book of Psalms, by Peter S. Flint. STDJ 17. Leiden/New York ... first centuries CE, in this instance the book of Psalms, preserved in a much larger number of copies ... types of primary data contained in the Dead Sea Psalms scrolls, and to address the pertinent ... Read more
	The Structure of Psalms 93-100 Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 3/1/1999; Futato, Mark D; 787 words ; The Structure of Psalms 93-100. By David M. Howard, Jr. Biblical ... significant gains in understanding the Book of Psalms, since they have been studying the Psalter ... research. Howard seeks to demonstrate that Psalms 93-100 are a unified, coherent group ... Read more

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