Bill Bellinger and Walter Brueggemann are the leading American Psalms scholars, and this collaborative effort is truly outstanding for several reasons:
1. They cover the important issues without self-important jargon.
2. They don't dismiss the hard stuff as "not inspired" or "unworthy" but try to put it in context.
3. They write the English language elegantly---an increasingly rare phenomenon.
4. They make appropriate and helpful theological and ethical comments.
1. They cover the important issues without self-important jargon.
2. They don't dismiss the hard stuff as "not inspired" or "unworthy" but try to put it in context.
3. They write the English language elegantly---an increasingly rare phenomenon.
4. They make appropriate and helpful theological and ethical comments.