David in Distress: His Portrait Through the Historical Psalms

by Vivian L. Johnson

Book Overview

This book analyzes the thirteen historical psalms (3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 142) in the Psalter that refer to crucial moments in King David's life as recorded in the Samuel narrative (1 Sam 16-1 Kings 2). Because most Psalms research focuses on the original setting, the so-called Sitz-im-Leben, of these late additions to the book of Psalms, they have received little attention.

Using a text-based analysis, Johnson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567692051
• ISBN13: 9780567692054
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"