{"product_id":"praise-seeking-understanding-reading-the-psalms-with-augustine-9780802840127","title":"Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine","description":"\u003ci\u003ePraise Seeking Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e sits at the intersection of three important fields in theology: theological exegesis, Augustinian studies, and contemporary church practice. Jason Byassee deftly brings the three together, revealing an important symbiotic relationship between them -- a relationship hitherto largely ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though current exegetical methods have swung away from a Christological reading of the Old Testament -- rejecting in particular Augustine's treatment of the text -- Byassee believes that is a mistake we must remedy. Using a recent translation of Augustine's \u003ci\u003eEnarrationes in Psalmos\u003c\/i\u003e, Byassee describes in depth Augustine's psalm hermeneutic and his approach to scripture generally, offering a defense of these views in conversation with recent work in theological exegesis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eByassee, Jason:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jason Byassee is senior minister of Boone United MethodistChurch in Boone, North Carolina, and fellow in theology andleadership at Leadership Education, Duke Divinity School.He is also a contributing editor at ChristianCentury magazine.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenson, Robert W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robert W. Jenson is senior scholar for research at theCenter of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey. Heis also cofounder and associate director of the Center forCatholic and Evangelical Theology and cofounder andcoeditor of Pro Ecclesia. Among his many other booksis the two-volume Systematic Theology (Oxford).","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413074088210,"sku":"9780802840127","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb282e0c-cd23-42f9-8a4c-a1b696136117.jpg?v=1729344489","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/praise-seeking-understanding-reading-the-psalms-with-augustine-9780802840127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}