Theology from the Psalms, The Story of God's Steadfast Love

Theology from the Psalms, The Story of God's Steadfast LoveHassell Bullock has studied, taught, and written successful texts on the Psalms for forty years. In this book, he walks through how the Psalms convey the grand story of creation and redemption, Scripture's two theological ends, and the underlying story of God and humanity in relationship. Bullock explains how the literal and metaphorical language in the Psalms work together to articulate the message and deepen our understanding. He presents

Hassell Bullock has studied, taught, and written successful texts on the Psalms for forty years. In this book, he walks through how the Psalms convey the grand story of creation and redemption, Scripture's two theological ends, and the underlying story of God and humanity in relationship. Bullock explains how the literal and metaphorical language in the Psalms work together to articulate the message and deepen our understanding. He presents interpretive principles gleaned from the psalmists themselves and shows how these writers make intertextual connections to other Scriptures, sometimes quoting but mostly alluding, which can help us make corresponding connections between Old and New Testament teachings. The Psalms are examples of applying wisdom and Scriptures to personal and national issues and of how God interacts and intervenes in real-life situations, which help us apply the Bible today. Bullock's mature reflections and guidance on understanding and applying the Psalms' theological message will complement any traditional introduction to the Psalms.

Publisher: Baker
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781540966964

______________

C. Hassell Bullock (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Hebrew Bible emeritus at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where he taught for thirty-six years. He also served as an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He specializes in Wisdom literature, particularly the Psalms, and wrote the successful textbook Encountering the Book of Psalms as well as the two-volume Teach the Text Commentary on the Psalms.

______________

"As Hassell Bullock writes, 'The book of Psalms' is basically 'Israel's theology compacted in one book.' From Bullock's lyrical and profound words opening the preface to his final meditations on how our present praise of God puts us in the rehearsal hall for eternity, Theology from the Psalms: The Story of God's Steadfast Love really does crown his forty years of studying, teaching, preaching, and writing on the Psalms. Read it, and be drawn into closer fellowship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit." Mark Talbot, author of When the Stars Disappear: Help and Hope from Stories of Suffering in Scripture