The Lord Is My Shepherd: Psalm 23, How Poets, Mystics, and Hymnodists Have Delved Its Deeper Meanings - Hardcover

Rogal, Samuel J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773454802 ISBN 13: 9780773454804

Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Why has "Psalm 23" transcended its times and escaped chronological bonds to become a classic work of Western world literature? With emphasis on a clarification of its substance and its structure, this study of "Psalm 23" as a literary text begins with an introduction to the piece in English, and then focuses on the poem as it appears in different versions of Holy Scripture - the "King James Version", the "Revised English Version", the "Jerusalem Bible", the "Good News Bible", etc. The overall relationship between psalmody and poetry is examined.

About this title

About the Author

Samuel J. Rogal (Emeritus) was the Chair of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois.

Review

"... such a highly popular text as Psalm 23 allows for the study of shifts and of variances in point of view, requires attention to and careful analysis of the text, provides the opportunities to examine the reasons behind changes, and permits the development and expression of critical thought relative to the positive and negative results of these changes."

Edition details

• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0773454802
• ISBN 13: 9780773454804
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 163