BIB 5500 Psalms
For thousands of years, people have turned to the book of Psalms in times of joy, anxiety, crisis, and gratitude, in moments of reflection and deep spiritual longing. This course aims to understand the enduring allure of the psalms by exploring the structure and meaning of selected psalms so that we can become better close readers of these sacred texts as well as on the historical contexts of ancient Israelite poetry.