Gordon J. Wenham > Quotes

“In Jesus the full meaning of peace is revealed: he gave peace, made peace and is our peace (Jn. 14:27; Eph. 2:14f.).”
― Gordon J. Wenham

“Psalms of lament call on God to stop injustice and exploitation and oppression. By calling on God to intervene, the psalmist or the one praying the psalms is affirming that God is the utterly fair and all-knowing Judge.”
― Gordon J. Wenham, The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms

“To sum up, singing or praying the psalms is a performative, typically a commissive, act: saying these solemn words to God alters one’s relationship in a way that mere listening does not. This”
― Gordon J. Wenham, The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms

“Biblical exegesis without controls is apt to run away into total subjectivity.”
― Gordon Wenham

“They are pre-eminently portrayed as men to whom God spoke and made far-reaching promises. Indeed, as is universally recognized, these promises and their fulfillment are the theme of Genesis and the rest of the Pentateuch.”
― Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 16-50, Volume 2

“In singing the psalms, one is actively committing oneself to following the God-approved life. This is what we are doing singing the psalms.”
― Gordon J. Wenham, The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms