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The book of Psalms has long been the subject of daily and nightly meditation throughout the history of the church, serving as an indispensible resource for Christian belief and practice, as well as a central foundation for prayer and worship through the church's prayer book and hymnal. Like generations of Christians before them, the Protestant Reformers turned often to the book of Psalms, but they did so during a time of significant spiritual renewal, theological debate and ecclesiological reform. In the Psalms, the Reformers found comfort, guidance, and wisdom from God that applied to their context as much as it did to David's.
In Psalms 1-72: Old Testament VII, a volume from the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, Herman Selderhuis pairs text from the first half of the Psalter with primary source material from a diverse group of Reformation-era theologians—including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Selderhuis draws on a variety of resources—including commentaries, sermons, treatises, and confessions—from voices both familiar and lesser-known within the Reformation-era assembly. This gathering of reflections provides an indispensable and rich exegetical resource for contemporary preachers, enables scholars to better understand the depth and breadth of Reformation biblical commentary, and aids all those who seek to meditate upon God's Word day and night.
About the Series
The Reformation Commentary on Scripture is a twenty-eight volume biblical commentary bringing the insights of the Reformation to the church. Incorporating the accurate and readable text of the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV), these volumes assemble exegetical and theological commentary on the entire canon of Scripture by a vast array of Reformation-era thinkers and readers. The series boasts internationally recognized scholars of the history and theology of the Reformation as translators and editors, whose aim is to retrieve the wisdom of the Reformation for the renewal of the church today.
Title: Psalms 1-72: Reformation Commentary on Scripture [RCS] Format: Hardcover Vendor: IVP Academic Publication Date: 2015 Dimensions: 10.00 X 7.00 (inches) | Weight: 2 pounds 15 ounces ISBN: 0830829571 ISBN-13: 9780830829576 Series: Reformation Commentary on Scripture Stock No: WW829570 |
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"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:1-2, ESV)
The book of Psalms has been the subject of daily and nightly meditation throughout the history of the church, and has been a significant resource for Christian belief and practice, often serving as the church's prayer book and hymnal. Like generations of Christians before them, the Protestant Reformers turned often to the book of Psalms, but they did so during a time of significant spiritual renewal, theological debate and ecclesiological reform.
In the Psalms the Reformers found comfort, guidance and wisdom from God that applied to their context as much as it did to David's. As John Calvin explained, the Psalms demonstrate every emotion that people have experienced: "The Holy Spirit has presented in a living image all the griefs, sorrows, fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities, in short, all the emotions with which human minds are often disturbed." Moreover, as Martin Luther proclaimed, the Reformers also heard in the Psalms a resounding affirmation of the good news of Jesus Christ: "The Psalter ought to be a precious and beloved book because it promises Christ's death and resurrection so clearly."
In this volume, Herman Selderhuis guides readers through the diversity of Reformation commentary on the first half of the Psalter. Here are both familiar voices and lesser-known figures from a variety of theological traditions, including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman Catholics, many of whose comments appear here for the first time in English. By drawing on a variety of resourcesincluding commentaries, sermons, treatises and confessionsthis volume will enable scholars to better understand the depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, provide resources for contemporary preachers, and aid all those who seek to meditate upon God's Word day and night.
Herman J. Selderhuis is professor of church history and church polity at the Theological University Apeldoorn (Netherlands) and director of Refo500, the international platform for knowledge, expertise and ideas related to the 16th Century Reformation. He is a leading Reformation historian and author of several books, including John Calvin: A Pilgrim's Life and Calvin's Theology of the Psalms. He also serves as the Academic Curator of the John a Lasco Library (Emden, Germany) and as President of the International Calvin Congress.
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