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Arguing with God: A Theological Anthropology of the Psalms, written by Bernd Janowski, 2013


Arguing with God: A Theological Anthropology of the Psalms, written by Bernd Janowski, 2013
 “What is a human being?” This question, the fundamental anthropological dilemma, functions as the axis upon which the entire corpus of the Psalms rests and revolves, according to Bernd Janowski in Arguing with God. It is, however, a question that is always already posed by the Psalter in light of “God’s orienting presence in the world” (p. 7). In fact, Janowski submits in his Preface, one need only read as far as Chapter Eight to encounter this very inquiry presented not merely in precarious quandary but as a positive statement of theological anthropology which is, as indicated in the subtitle of the monograph, the lens through which Janowski interprets the Psalter’s oeuvre. Janowski proceeds, then, to excavate the entire poetic corpus in order to prove not only that it should be read as theological anthropology but also why this one book more than any other of the Hebrew Bible is quoted and invoked in the New Testament. For Janowski, the Psalter provides contemporary readers a window into what it meant to be human in ancient Israel. A renowned scholar of the Old Testament, professor emeritus, and an incontrovertible evangelical, even as his analysis extends from the Old Testament into http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biblical Interpretation Brill

Arguing with God: A Theological Anthropology of the Psalms, written by Bernd Janowski, 2013


Rawson, A. Paige
Biblical Interpretation , Volume 25 (3): 3 – Jun 21, 2017
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“What is a human being?” This question, the fundamental anthropological dilemma, functions as the axis upon which the entire corpus of the Psalms rests and revolves, according to Bernd Janowski in Arguing with God. It is, however, a question that is always already posed by the Psalter in light of “God’s orienting presence in the world” (p. 7). In fact, Janowski submits in his Preface, one need only read as far as Chapter Eight to encounter this very inquiry presented not merely in precarious quandary but as a positive statement of theological anthropology which is, as indicated in the subtitle of the monograph, the lens through which Janowski interprets the Psalter’s oeuvre. Janowski proceeds, then, to excavate the entire poetic corpus in order to prove not only that it should be read as theological anthropology but also why this one book more than any other of the Hebrew Bible is quoted and invoked in the New Testament. For Janowski, the Psalter provides contemporary readers a window into what it meant to be human in ancient Israel. A renowned scholar of the Old Testament, professor emeritus, and an incontrovertible evangelical, even as his analysis extends from the Old Testament into

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