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Jesus died with a psalm on his lips. For millennia, humans have been shaped by the Psalms. And before the Nazis banned him from publishing, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer published this book on the Psalms.

What comfort is found in the Psalter? What praise, and what challenge? What threat? In the pages of Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible, discover the richness this book of Scripture held for Bonhoeffer, and learn to pray psalms along with Christ.

First published in 1940, this classic reveals how the Psalms are essential to the life of the believer and offers Bonhoeffer's reflections on psalms of thanksgiving, suffering, guilt, praise, and lament. Now with an introduction by Walter Brueggemann and excerpts from the Psalms, Bonhoeffer's timeless work offers contemporary readers ancient wisdom and resources for the living of these days. Includes a biographical sketch of Bonhoeffer written by his friend and biographer Eberhard Bethge.

ISBN-13: 9781506480190

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: 1517 Media

Publication Date: 04-26-2022

Pages: 98

Product Dimensions: 7.00(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.80(d)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of the most significant Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, a legacy sealed by his imprisonment in a German concentration camp and eventual execution. His resistance against Nazism and pivotal role in the Confessing Church movement have been key points of illumination for many on the nature of Christian political witness and action. Millions have been inspired by his rich reflections on the Christian life, especially his beloved works on discipleship and ethics. As a professor, seminary leader, and ecumenical theologian, Bonhoeffer's work also profoundly shaped academic theology, especially systematic theology, and the life of the church. Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.

Table of Contents

Introduction Walter Brueggemann 1

1 "Lord, Teach Us to Pray!" 9

2 Learning to Pray in the Name of Jesus 13

3 Who Prays the Psalms? 17

4 Names, Music, Verse Form 23

5 Congregational Worship and the Psalms 27

6 Classification 31

7 The Creation 33

8 The Law 37

9 Holy History 41

10 The Messiah 43

11 The Church 47

12 Life 51

13 Suffering 55

14 Guilt 61

15 The Enemies 67

16 The End 73

17 Petition for the Spirit of Life 75

18 The Blessing of Morning Prayer 77

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Biographical Sketch Eberhard Bethge 79