"Break the teeth in their mouth, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lion!" Psalm 58:6 "Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us - he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." Psalm 137:8b-9 How did such barbarism make its...
"Break the teeth in their mouth, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lion!" Psalm 58:6
"Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us - he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." Psalm 137:8b-9
How did such barbarism make its way into the prayer book of the people of God? What should New Testament Christians, living by Jesus' ethic to "love your enemies", do with these prayers of retribution?
Writing in today's setting of terrorism and increasing world violence, John Day ably answers these questions in this study of the imprecatory psalms. By examining the theology of the prayers, as well as their ancient cultural context, he demonstrates how mercy and vengeance should play out in the modern world. ***- Publisher.***
Given the widespread violence and terrorism of the twenty-first-century world, should Christians be seeking divine vengeance like that demonstrated in the retribution psalms of David? This book examines the theology of the curses in the Psalms as well as the ancient cultural context and then shows how mercy and vengeance should play out in our current world.
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"Break the teeth in their mouth, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lion!" Psalm 58:6 "Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us - he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." Psalm 137:8b-9 How did such barbarism make its...
"Break the teeth in their mouth, O God; tear out, O Lord, the fangs of the lion!" Psalm 58:6
"Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us - he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." Psalm 137:8b-9
How did such barbarism make its way into the prayer book of the people of God? What should New Testament Christians, living by Jesus' ethic to "love your enemies", do with these prayers of retribution?
Writing in today's setting of terrorism and increasing world violence, John Day ably answers these questions in this study of the imprecatory psalms. By examining the theology of the prayers, as well as their ancient cultural context, he demonstrates how mercy and vengeance should play out in the modern world. ***- Publisher.***
Given the widespread violence and terrorism of the twenty-first-century world, should Christians be seeking divine vengeance like that demonstrated in the retribution psalms of David? This book examines the theology of the curses in the Psalms as well as the ancient cultural context and then shows how mercy and vengeance should play out in our current world.
Crying For Justice$24.99
Koorong code237587
ISBN9781844741083
Pages199
PublisherIntervarsity Press Uk
Publication date21 October 2005
Dimensions10 x 140 x 216mm
Weight0.245kg
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