Psalms 101-150

""What an extraordinary study! Abraham Kuruvilla has applied himself with resolution and enthusiasm to all 150 psalms, and here he shares the results with us. He thus takes us through the entire Psalter with careful and suggestive outlines of the Psalms for preachers, and with judicious comments on their theological significance. It will be wonderful if pastors make them a resource for preaching. Indeed, any student of the Psalms will learn from them."" -John Goldingay, senior professor of Old Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary ""What a delightful surprise this series of commentaries on the Psalms is. Working with proper regard for the newest academic insights, Abraham Kuruvilla makes an innovative synthesis of the meaning of each psalm, building a bridge between its theological essence and practical application of the text in various situations. This series will be extremely useful for anyone who preaches, teaches, or studies the Bible seriously."" -Philippus (Phil) J. Botha, professor emeritus of ancient and modern languages and cultures, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa ""Whenever my friend and former colleague Abe Kuruvilla speaks about preaching, I'm all ears. If you've read his books on preaching or listened to his sermons, you understand why. His hermeneutical approach is carefully crafted, producing penetrating insights and proposals worthy of consideration. This commentary is wonderful and, crafted in the crucible of Abe's personal suffering, will be immensely helpful to those who love the Psalms and the God who inspired ancient authors to compose them."" - Robert B. Chisholm Jr., chair and senior professor of Old Testament studies, Dallas Theological Seminary ""Why is it that we don't hear more excellent sermons on the Psalms that engage the text in deep and serious ways? Abe Kuruvilla has written a monumental three-volume work to help address this shortcoming. He recognizes that the Psalms, as captivating as they may be, are not necessarily easy to interpret and many of their contexts and occasions remain in the shadows. Nevertheless, through close attention to each psalm, Kuruvilla shows that their theology can result in preaching that engages both the heart and the mind."" -Stanley E. Porter, president, dean, and professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College ""Although preaching from the Psalter was a regular practice in the early church, nowadays Christians might sing and pray the Psalms, but rarely listen to a sermon one of them. Abraham Kuruvilla's commentary skillfully reverses this trend. He takes seriously each psalm in its poetic Hebrew medium then applies its theological message, however difficult, to Christian discipleship today. No minister now has an excuse for avoiding preaching from the book of Psalms."" -Susan Gillingham, professor emeritus of Hebrew Bible, University of Oxford ""This three-volume series on preaching the Psalms is a masterful work, combining exegesis, hermeneutics, biblical theology, and homiletics. Abraham Kuruvilla astutely guides the preacher through the most difficult step of sermon development in the Psalms. In my opinion, this is the best work on preaching the Psalms that is available today, and it should be on the shelf of all preachers who aspire to proclaim the wonderful message of the Psalms to their congregations."" -J. Daniel Hays, senior professor of Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary