June 21, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS – Fortress Press is pleased to announce the release of Psalms 2, a monumental new commentary in the Hermeneia series. This newest contribution to the acclaimed Hermeneia series provides in-depth analysis of Psalms 51-100. It is volume 2 of a three-volume work; volume 3 (Psalms 101-150) will come next, followed by volume 1 (Psalms 1-50), which will include the comprehensive introduction.

"Solid, up-to-date exegetical and theological engagement with the Psalms marks this excellent commentary. Its special contribution is the way the authors related individual psalms to other psalms and show the possibility of reading the Psalms as a coherent collection." –Patrick Miller, Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary.

"In terms of scholarship and theological inspiration this is the weighty first volume of an emerging commentary on the Psalter which undoubtedly will lead the field into the 21st century. The authors, well known world wide for their authentic exegetical work, show a remarkable appreciation of the individual texts coupled with an overarching concern for cohesive dimensions of psalm-collections and the theological significance of the final redaction of the psalter. Many ancient Near Eastern illustrations do visibly talk about the wider horizons of biblical poetry and liturgy. Poetic, form-critical, linguistic, literary and a host of other aspects of psalm-research are being discussed thoroughly and succinctly. Emphasis, however, is on theological interpretation in the context of Scripture as a whole. This commentary represents the creme of biblical scholarship and will be the standard reference work for decades to come." –Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Marburg University.

Authors

Frank Lothar Hossfeld is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Bonn, Germany. He is the author of Der Dekalog (1982) and Untersuchungen zu Komposition und Theologie des Ezechielbuches (1977).

Erich Zenger is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Munster, Germany. He is the author of numerous works, including To Begin with, God Created (2000), and A God of Vengeance (1996).

Translator

Linda M. Maloney is the translator of many works, including Norbert Lohfink's Theology of the Pentateuch (Fortress Press, 1995) and Gerd Theissen's The Gospel's in Context (Fortress Press, 1992).

Format: 8.25" x 9.25," jacketed hardcover, 352 pp, ISBN: 0800660617, Price: $65.00, Publisher: Fortress Press, Minneapolis, MN.

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