Analysis Of Gordon Wenham's Psalms As Torah

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Upon reading chapters 3 and 4 of Gordon Wenham’s, Psalms as Torah, I have come to a better understanding of the importance of memorization and praying of the psalms. The book of Psalms has been my favorite book of the Bible since I was young, because reading it always provided a sense of hope when I struggled with fear. I even have multiple psalms memorized, however, until reading what Wenham had to say about the Psalter, I never took into account the powerful and ethical dimension of the book of Psalms, especially regarding the memorization and prayer of the psalms. In chapter 3, when Wenham spoke of the importance of memorization of the psalms, there were two points that stuck out to me: (1) “religious readers see the work read as an infinite

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