Portraits of the Righteous in the Psalms: An Exploration of the Ethics of Book I - Paperback

by Daniel C. Owens (Author)

What have the Psalms to do with ethics? Readers prize the Psalter for its richly theological prayers, but into these prayers are woven a variety of ethical issues. This book explores the ethics of the Psalter by examining the four portraits of the righteous person that punctuate Book I. It begins by studying these psalms as individual compositions and then employs both the canonical approach and dialogic criticism to identify the complex relationship between the portraits' vision of the righteous life and its outcome. Does the righteous person enjoy security and the good life? The answer may be surprising, but joining the psalmist on the rocky path of the interface of faith and experience is certain to prove a formative experience.

Author Biography

Daniel C. Owens is a lecturer at Hanoi Bible College and a regional director for reSource Leadership International. He completed his MDiv at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and his PhD at Wheaton College.