This eight-session study explores the great collection of Hebrew poetry. The Psalms expresses the widest range of human emotions: from anguish to joy, from need to thanksgiving. There is truly a psalm “for every occasion”: from hymns to prayers to songs to celebrations to laments. Unlike almost every other part of the Bible, the Psalms make no claim to divine revelation: they are explicitly humanity’s attempt to communicate with God, not God’s direction to humanity.
In this study, the full range of the Psalms will be explored: their poetry, history, their use, and the development of this most beloved biblical collection.
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Week 1: What are the Psalms?
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Week 2: Psalms of Complaint
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Week 3: Hymns
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Week 4: Royal Psalms
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Week 5: Wisdom Psalms
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Week 6: The Human Condition
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Week 7: The Character of God
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Week 8: The Psalms of Poetry