{"id":4099,"date":"2013-09-12T14:38:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T18:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2013-09-12T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T18:38:55","slug":"n-t-wright-on-the-psalms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=4099","title":{"rendered":"N. T. Wright on the Psalms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since I heard about N. T. Wright\u2019s new book on the Psalms<\/a> I have been waiting for it to come out. While I have my differences with Wright, I am glad to hear him speaking on this important issue.<\/p>\n

He recently did an interview with Christianity Today<\/a> on the topic of the Psalms which is quite useful. Here are a couple of excerpts:<\/p>\n

For us to distance ourselves from the Psalms inevitably means distancing ourselves from Jesus. …<\/p>\n

When people give up using the Psalms, they often invent poor substitutes\u2014songs, prayers, or poems that have a bit<\/i> of Christian emotion and a bit<\/i> of doctrine, but nonetheless lack the Psalter’s depth, passion, and rich variety of expression. If one tries to do without<\/i> the Psalms, there is an identifiable blank at the heart of things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The full interview is not very long and is worth reading. If you have read any on this site, you will know that I resonate with the things Wright is saying here. We need the Psalms, and it is not difficult to get started using them in singing and praying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since I heard about N. T. Wright\u2019s new book on the Psalms I have been waiting for it to come out. While I have my differences with Wright, I am glad to hear him speaking on this important issue. He recently did an interview with Christianity Today on the topic of the Psalms which is …<\/p>\n

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