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Westermann, Claus.

The Psalms : structure, content and message / Claus Westermann ; translated by Ralph D. Gehrke. - Minneapolis : Augsburg Pub. House, 1980. - 128 pages ; 20 cm

Translation of Der Psalter, 2. Auflage, 1967. "Second printing, with revisions."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128).

Introduction : a call to praise -- The community psalm of lament (CL) -- The community psalm of narrative praise (CP) -- The individual psalm of lament (IL) -- The individual psalm of narrative praise (IP) -- The psalm of descriptive praise or hymn (H) -- Creation psalms -- Liturgical psalms -- Royal psalms -- Enthronement psalms -- Enthronement psalms -- Wisdom psalms -- Psalm 119 -- Conclusion : Psalm 90 -- The psalms and Christ.

ISBN: 0806617624 9780806617626

LCCN: 79054127

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Psalms--Criticism, Form.
Bible.--A.T.--Critique de la forme.
Bible.--Psalms.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BS1430.2 / .W4213 1980a

Dewey Class. No.: 223.2066