The Ethics of the Psalms

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What is the ethical content of the Psalms, and how is their instruction conveyed? These are the questions behind the new Sunday class, “The Ethics of the Psalms,” which begins September 16. Visitors welcome any Sunday at 10 a.m. on the 5th floor.

Today’s topic: More on the narrative Psalms and the ethical teaching that they convey. We’ll be looking particularly at Psalm 78, but also 104, 105, and 106. If you want, you might read Psalm 78 beforehand. The question is: when we sing or recite these stories of Israel’s history, what theological and ethical teaching is being conveyed, and how?


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