Grace Bible Church Library Catalogue
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Reflections on the psalms / by C. S. Lewis.

By: Publisher: Glasgow, Scotland : Fount Paperbacks, 1977Copyright date: ©1961Description: 128 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0006245684000 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
"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.
Summary: "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.
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Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Holland Park 221-224 Old Testament Holland Park Church Library Room 2 223.2 lew ref 1977 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0165

"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.

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