Fruit for the soul Luther on the lament Psalms / [electronic resource] :
Dennis Ngien ; foreword by Robert Kolb.
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015 Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2015]
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxxiv, 339 pages))
- UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-331) and indexes.
Foreword -- Fruit for the soul : Luther on the lament Psalms -- 1. Psalm 6 : consolation hidden in its opposite : profoundly terrified but profoundly comforted -- 2. Psalm 51 : no other theme but this : wrapped in the bosom of God who is grace -- 3. Psalm 77 : meditation on all God's works : reaping justification by faith as the fruit -- 4. Psalm 90 : Moses being "most Mosaic" : a minister of law, sin, and death -- 5. Psalm 94 : praying against the enemies : negative capability and positive agency -- 6. Psalm 118 : soaring above distress : the efficacy of God's right hand -- Conclusion.
Given a life spent in scholarship and controversy, it is easy to forget how much energy Martin Luther devoted to helping the common person understand and take comfort from God's word. This commitment extended to even the most challenging of biblical texts, and nowhere is this more apparent than Luther's work on the lament Psalms. Difficult to understand, and perhaps even more difficult to implement in life and devotion, the lament Psalms played a key role in Luther's thought. More importantly, the lament Psalms were for Luther an essential part of the Christian's understanding of the life of faith. In this volume, Dennis Ngien helps contemporary readers engage Luther's commentary on the lament Psalms. What Luther intended for the education and encouragement of everyday Christians, Ngien unpacks and illuminates for life in the twenty-first century. Introduced and commended by Robert Kolb, the volume will be appreciated by teacher and student alike.