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14th
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The Psalms – the prayer
book of the Bible //
Speaking to God – Listening
to God // Ed Block on memorizing a few Psalms A Introductory remarks B A brief history of reception history and methods for reading the psalms C The Dynamics of Movement in the Prayers of the Psalter D Psalms Outline and Brief Description Rabbi Nosson Scherman, The ArtScroll Siddur: A new translation and anthologized commentary, Brooklyn, NY: The Rabbinical Council of America, 21990. Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer, Tehillim: with a commentary anthologized
from Talmudic, Midashic and Rabbinic sources, 2 volumes,
Brooklyn NY: Mesorah Publications, Ltd., 1985-2001. C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, "The
Psalms," pp.
114-176, Grand Rapids, MI: WB Eerdmans,1997. |
| Nov 11th
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Laments
– Courage to speak in complaint - anger / Pss 22, 7, 17, 56. Laments – Facing one’s dark side – revenge / Pss 5, 35, 51, 57, 140--143. // A Notes on the movement of prayer in the laments. B Praying to God even with the curses - expressions for revenge in the presence of God C Praying to God in the face of darkness as Christians An article which may help considerably towards an appreciation of the strong and subversive language of lament is Walter Brueggemann's, "The Costly Loss of Lament," first published in JSOT 36 (1986) 57-71, and reprinted in The Psalms: The Life of Faith, edited by Patrick D. Miller, Hens-Piazza, Gina . “Learning to Curse.” Review for Religious 53 (1994): 860-865. |
| Dec 9th |
Psalms
of Trust – Listening to God in our life stories / Pss 23, 27, 46,
62, 121, 125, 131. see again The Dynamics of Movement in the Prayers of the Psalter Examples of Psalms of Trust (simply the text - NRSV) 11, 23, 27, 46; Psalms of Ascent: 121, 126, 127, 128 |
| Jan 13th | Psalms
of Thanksgiving – Courage to speak of the praise of God in our lives / 18, 30, 34. // notes on the Psalms of Declarative Praise -- Thanksgiving Psalms of Thanksgiving – Listening to the work of God in our lives and in the lives of others / 116, 118, 124, 138. Examples of Declarative Thanksgiving (simply the text - NRSV) 18, 34, 116. |
| Feb 10th |
Psalms
of Praise – Praising the Glory of God in Creation // notes on the Psalms of Descriptive Praise -- Hymns Psalms of Praise – Praising the Glory of God in History // Psalm 117 Music Score Examples of Descriptive Praise (simply the text - NRSV) Selected Psalms 8, 48, 103, 117, 135, 147, [136] |
| Mar 9th |
Psalms
with the Exodus motif and the Covenant of Commitment // notes on the Exodus motif in the Psalms // notes on the Exodus and its relationship to the Sinai Covenant This file is a chapter in my introductory notes to Covenant in Sacred Scripture. The part most relevant to appreciating the references of the Exodus in the Psalter is "The Context of the Exodus for the Sinai/Horeb Covenant," pp. 29-37. I will begin the lecture exploring this relationship between Exodus and Sinai before examining the references of the Exodus in the Psalter. // Psalm 107 - Exodus and Promised land - Praise |
| Apr 13th Apr 6th Apr 20th |
Psalms
with the Royal motif and the Covenant of Promise // notes on the Royal motif in the Psalms // notes on the Abrahamic Covenant of Promise, pp. 13-28 in Covenant in Sacred Scripture. // notes on the Davidic Covenant , pp. 47-62 in Covenant in Sacred Scripture. [I will be in Istanbul from April 10th - 14th, with no access to zoom for the Royal motif session in the Psalms. So I am hoping to switch this lecture to Apr 20th, a week later.] Texts: 2 Sam 7:1-22, royal psalms, enthronement psalms, Zion psalms |
| May 11th |
The
Psalms of Wisdom – Recognizing the hand of God in
creation and in our life stories // notes on the Wisdom Psalms. a few Wisdom Psalms, just the text An adaption of Psalm 63 in contemporary language with stress on interpersonal qualities. This re-working of Psalm 63 is a sign of the way in which we are called to address God in our own words. Just as a parent takes delight in the way a child learns to repeat words the mother or father or siblings speak to them, so too does the parent take even more delight when the child formulates their own words with their own particular characteristics. |
Contemporary Psalms Composed by Participants in Windows On Theology - The Psalms 2009 |
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I normally use the
NRSV (New Revised Standard Version) An excellent version of
this translation is the Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha 5th
edition. Feel
free to use your own Bible. There
are three books I recommend, choose one if
you like.
Stuhlmueller, Carroll. The
Spirituality of the Psalms.
Murphy, Roland E. The Gift of the Psalms.
Brueggemann, Walter. Psalms and the Life of Faith,
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995.