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Psalms: An Introduction and Commentary

Tremper Longman

The book of Psalms is the heart of the Old Testament. It also anticipates Jesus Christ. In this Tyndale Old Testament Commentary, Tremper Longman interprets each psalm in its Old Testament setting, summarizing its overall message and reflecting on its significance from a New Testament perspective.

Book Details

  • Publisher: IVP Academic
  • Publish Date: Oct 7th, 2014
  • Pages: 479
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.29in - 5.46in - 1.33in - 1.30lb
  • EAN: 9780830842858
  • Categories: Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Poetry & Wisdom LiteraBiblical Studies - Old Testament - Poetry & Wisdom LiteraturReference

About the Author

Longman III, Tremper: - Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also visiting professor of Old Testament at Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and adjunct of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lectures regularly at Regent College in Vancouver and the Canadian Theological Seminary in Calgary. Longman is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, includingHow to Read Genesis, How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament Essentials and coeditor of A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He and Dan Allender have coauthored Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies, The Intimate Mystery and the Intimate Marriage Bible studies.
Longman, Tremper, III: - Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author or coauthor of over thirty books, including How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, and Old Testament Essentials.

Praise for this book

"This is a significant work of scholarship, accessible to the general audience, which provides both a compelling framework and an applicatory trajectory that is Christ-focused, all of which will gratify the judicious reader."--Josh Moody, Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, 5.1 (2016)
"Longman's contribution is a solid, sober, and up-to-date revision of an influential commentary on the book of Psalms in a series designed for pastors, students, and laypeople and will serve the readership well for the next generation."--John C. Crutchfield, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58, no. 3