Reflections on the psalms /
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963
Reflections on the psalms / by C. S. Lewis. - 128 pages ; 18 cm
"Judgment" in the Psalms -- The cursing -- Death in the Psalms -- "The fair beauty of the Lord" -- "Sweeter than Honey" -- Connivance -- Nature -- A word about praising -- Second meanings -- Scripture -- Second meanings in the Psalms -- Appendix I : Selected Psalms -- Appendix II Psalms discussed or mentioned.
"I write," the author says, "as one amateur to another, talking about the difficulties I have met, or lights I have gained, with the hope that this might at any rate interest, and sometimes even help, other inexpert readers." He relates the Psalms to their tripel background: to the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, to the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and to our daily experience in the modern world.
0006245684000 (paperback)
Bible. --Psalms--Commentaries.
Bible. --Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Reflections on the psalms / by C. S. Lewis. - 128 pages ; 18 cm
"Judgment" in the Psalms -- The cursing -- Death in the Psalms -- "The fair beauty of the Lord" -- "Sweeter than Honey" -- Connivance -- Nature -- A word about praising -- Second meanings -- Scripture -- Second meanings in the Psalms -- Appendix I : Selected Psalms -- Appendix II Psalms discussed or mentioned.
"I write," the author says, "as one amateur to another, talking about the difficulties I have met, or lights I have gained, with the hope that this might at any rate interest, and sometimes even help, other inexpert readers." He relates the Psalms to their tripel background: to the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, to the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and to our daily experience in the modern world.
0006245684000 (paperback)
Bible. --Psalms--Commentaries.
Bible. --Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
