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Essential Expositions of the Psalms (Works of Saint Augustine)
Essential Expositions of the Psalms - Works of Saint Augustine Author:Saint Augustine, Translation and Notes by Edmund Hill, OP and Maria Boulding, OSB, Michael Cameron (Editor) Essential Expositions of the Psalms is a collection distilled from the 6-volume set in the Works of Saint Augustine. As the psalms are a microcosm of the Old Testament, so the Expositions of the Psalms can be seen as a microcosm of Augustinian thought. In the Book of Psalms are to be found the history of the people of Israel, the theology and sp... more »irituality of the Old Covenant, and a treasury of human experience expressed in prayer and poetry. So too does the work of expounding the psalms recapitulate and focus the experiences of Augustine's personal life, his theological reflections and his pastoral concerns as Bishop of Hippo.« less