Book Review: The Psalter Reclaimed by Gordon Wenham
The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms Gordon Wenham Crossway 1300 Crescent Street Wheaton, IL 60187 http://www.crossway.org ISBN-978-1-4335-3396-9; $15.99; 2013. Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur (4/13) Pondering the Psalms (4.5 stars out of 5) Over the years I have watched Christians use, and misuse, the psalms in various ways. Many voice an internal conflict about the appropriateness of using them, and several shy away from the Psalter almost entirely. Therefore I was delighted to read Gordon Wenham’s new 205 page paperback book, “The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms.” In this easy-to-read book, Wenham has pulled together several lectures he did over the years, and reworked them. “The Psalter Reclaimed” is a good introduction into reading the psalms in their canonical context, how it is correctly done, and the benefits of approaching the Psalter in this way. This work is mildly technical, but still very accessible...