The Case for the Psalms

Widely regarded as the modern C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, one of the world’s most trusted and popular Bible scholars and the bestselling author of Simply Christian and Surprised by Hope, presents a manifesto urging Christians to live and pray the Bible’s Psalms in The Case for the Psalms. Wright seeks to reclaim the power of the Psalms, which were once at the core of prayer life. He argues that, by praying and living the Psalms, we enter into a worldview, a way of communing with God and knowing him more intimately, and receive a map by which we understand the contours and direction of our lives. For this reason, all Christians need to read, pray, sing, and live the Psalms. By providing the historical, literary, and spiritual contexts for reading these hymns from ancient Israel’s songbook, The Case for the Psalms provides the tools for incorporating these divine poems into our sacred practices and into our spirituality itself. This essential guide from one of today’s leading Bible scholars provides: The Bible’s Prayer Book: A fresh look at the historical, literary, and spiritual context of ancient Israel’s songbook, revealing its power for today. A Transformed Worldview: How praying the Psalms shapes our understanding of time, space, and matter, providing a map to navigate the contours of our lives. Spiritual Formation: Practical tools for incorporating these divine poems into daily spiritual practices to commune more intimately with God. The Prayer Life of Jesus: An exploration of how the Psalms shaped the prayers and vocation of Jesus himself, offering a model for Christian discipleship.