Rolf Jacobson

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  Invitation To The Psalms Second Edition

  $49.99

  The book of Psalms is perhaps the most cherished book in the Old Testament. In this lively volume, two experienced teachers invite us to read and explore the Psalter and roam widely among its poems.

  Invitation to the Psalms introduces the dynamics of the biblical text, helping students of the Bible become careful and attentive readers. This clear and concise guide covers how to read Hebrew poetry, the Psalter’s basic genres, the idea of “the psalmist,” the metaphorical world of the Psalms, and the theology of the Psalms. It gives readers confidence to explore the Psalms on their own and could readily be used in the first weeks of class to orient students to the Psalms.

  The second edition of this popular textbook, now updated and expanded, adds a chapter on the shape and shaping of the Psalter, sidebars that highlight the use of the Psalms in popular culture, and discussion questions.

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  Homebrewed Christianity Guide To The Old Testament

  $19.99

  Introduction
  Chapter 1: The Old Testament-The Library Of An In-Your-Face God
  Chapter 2: A Down-and-Dirty Creator-A Downright-Broken Creation
  Chapter 3: Blessed To Be A Blessing, And Other Terrifying Thoughts
  Chapter 4: From Pyramid To Promised Land: God’s Free People (Exodus Through Joshua)
  Chapter 5: You Cannot Serve The Lord-Really, You Can’t (The History Of Israel And Judah; Joshua 23-2 Kings)
  Chapter 6: Mourning Into Dancing, Or How To Get In God’s Face
  Epilogue

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  The Old Testament bears witness to an in-your-face, holy God–a God who gets down and dirty with creation and history; a God who gets in people’s face with love and law, with power and purpose. Yet Israel’s in-your-face God is also “holy”–too other, too raw, too intense to be handled without oven mitts.Rolf Jacobson wrestles with this in-your-face God.The Old Testament starts at the beginning, where God digs in the dirt to create humanity and then gets in the dustlings’ faces when they sin. God smiles on Abraham and Sarah, electing their descendants as the chosen people, but has to get in Pharaoh’s face when he tries to enslave the people. Mostly, God gets in Israel’s face: with laws about what it looks like to be God’s people and through the prophets, who have to get in the faces of those who turn away from the Holy One.Jacobson also explores the psalms, poetry in which God often hides his face. He closes by exploring how the Old Testament points us ahead to Jesus, when God took on a human face and offered us the most intimate picture of God we’ll ever get.

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  Invitation To The Psalms

  $23.00

  The Book of Psalms is perhaps the most cherished book in the Old Testament. In this lively volume, two experienced teachers invite students to read and explore the Psalter and roam widely among its poems. The book introduces the dynamics of the biblical text, helping students become careful and attentive readers. It covers how to read Hebrew poetry, the Psalter’s basic genres, the idea of “the psalmist,” the metaphorical world of the Psalms, and the theology of the Psalms. Sidebars, discussion questions, and plenty of examples enhance the reading experience. This clear and concise guide is accessible to all serious students of the Bible.

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  Soundings In The Theology Of Psalms

  $32.00

  1. The Faithfulness Of The Lord Endures Forever – The Central Theological Witness Of The Psalter
  2. The Single Most Important Text In The Entire Bible – Toward A Theology Of The Psalms
  3. The Destiny Of The Righteous And The Theology Of The Psalter
  4. Theology As Story – Theology And The Canonical Shape Of The Psalter
  5. God At Work In The Word – A Theology Of Divine-Human Encounter In The Psalms
  6. Rethinking The Enterprise – What Should Be Considered In Formulating A Theology Of The Psalms
  7. Theodicy Writ Large – The Psalter And Theodicy
  8. Saying Amen To Vilent Psalms – Patterns Of Prayer, Belief, And Action In The Psalter

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  The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.

  Soundings in the Theology of Psalms is the second of several “Soundings” volumes to be published by Fortress Press. These volumes offer state-of-the-art essays introducing readers to the current state of discussion and debate on various segments of the Bible.

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