Psalms for the Seasons of Life: Ancient Wisdom for Contemporary Living

by Arnold R. Fleagle

Book Overview

The word Psalms in Hebrew means praises; in Greek it means songs. Combine the two ideas and you will find that "praise songs" aptly describes the basic themes of the poetry and prose that Israel set to music and used as a hymn book. The many writers of the Psalms (with David the most prominent and prolific) were often harassed and hounded, confused and critical, but they eventually seemed to return to the summit of praise. So it should be in our pilgrimage:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975393405
• ISBN13: 9780975393406
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Honeycomb House
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.