Songs from a Strange Land - Paperback

by John Goldingay (Author)

""Most of Scripture speaks to us, while the Psalms speak for us."" St. Athanasius Most of Scripture tells us about God. The Psalms tell God about us - our feelings of rage, of pain, of gratitude, of praise. They express our human concerns and our requests of help. And they teach us how to talk to God. In this book John Goldingay presents a fresh translation of each psalm, explains its meaning and background, and points out how its wisdom applies to contemporary life.

Author Biography

John Goldingay is Senior Professor of Old Testament and David Allan Hubbard Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Now living in Oxford, he continues to write commentaries and books on the theology and message of the Old Testament.