The Psalms In History And Biography PDF Download

The Psalms in History and Biography is a title authored by Reverend John Ker, the work is an in-depth and interesting examination of the Psalms and their place in history. The Psalms have been a foundational text of several religions for thousands of years. In this book, Ker presents the Psalms alongside a discussion of their relevance and stories from modern history that serve to contextualize the teachings. The book does not include a discussion of every Psalm, it does however contain sections on more than 150 of the poems. The stories presented alongside the Psalms range greatly in origin, from tales of sinking ships in the 1800's to an account of a third century king reading the works while on his deathbed. The volume concludes with a detailed index listing all of the subjects discussed throughout the book. The Psalms in History and Biography is a novel way of presenting the Psalms. By using stories from different periods in history to demonstrate the power of the works, Ker has attempted to take these religious writings from the page into real life. Readers interested in the subject matter will surely find The Psalms in History and Biography to be an interesting insight and history of some of the foundational texts of modern religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.