The Messiah And The Psalms

by Richard P. Belcher Jr.

Many Christians today have only a very limited knowledge of the Psalms and are oblivious to the relevance and significance this portion of scripture has, both to the New Testament and to their live

Genres: Biblical Studies, Theology, Old Testament, Christian

288 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Dr. Belcher is the Professor of Old Testament. He is an ordained minister in the PCA and pastored an urban nondenominational church in Rochester, NY for ten years before pursuing the Ph. D. This pastoral experience in an unusual and challenging setting gives him great insight into the practical, modern issues that will be faced by future pastors studying with him at RTS. He graduated from Covenant College and received his M. Div from Covenant Seminary. He also received an S.T.M. from Concordia Theological Seminary, and his Ph. D. is from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has served as stated supply for numerous churches in the area since coming to RTS Charlotte in 1995.

Reviews

[Brian Pate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent introduction to preaching Christ from the Psalms. Belcher's thesis is that "all the psalms have a relationship to the person and/or work of Christ, not just the traditional Messianic psalms" (7). He outlines his Christological approach in ch. 3 (excellent!). Unfortunately, he only covers thirty of the psalms, leaving me hoping Belcher will one day write a full commentary on the Psalms.

I can't recommend this book enough -- both as a commentary on the psalms he covers and as a manual for how to interpret the psalms Christologically (esp. chs. 1-3).

[Jose Ovalle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. Love how often Belcher hammers that the Psalms are inherently Christocentric. We miss a ton if we don’t see the Psalms as within the context of God’s covenants with His people and thus find their fulfillment in Christ. This will be my go to for speaking / teaching on the Psalms

[Parker · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

If I'm honest, I have little patience for Psalms scholarship. I think it spends an inordinate amount of time on pointless speculations and endless (subjective) categorization. In my own opinion, if after an entire century we can't agree on how many psalm genres there are, maybe we should quit trying to distinguish them so sharply. And if the superscription doesn't give us any precise historical context for a psalm, it's probably because the words are being put forward as expressing timeless ideas and the historical context doesn't actually matter. This book engages minimally in all that nonsense, but could have engaged even less, as far as I'm concerned.

Most of the good material is in the introductory chapters, where Dr. Belcher surveys various schools of interpretation regarding Christ in the psalms and points out their insufficiencies. He prefers to take his hermeneutical cues from the way the NT authors appropriate the psalms. The central thesis is that every psalm points to Christ. That's great -- no disagreement here.

While I think the thesis is true, every psalm does indeed point to Christ, I think Dr. Belcher stretches in certain places to make more direct connections than are necessary. One example is that he presents Psalm 51 as a prayer of Christ as high priest, confessing our sins on our behalf. This is a neat idea, but I think it runs into serious problems. I would prefer to say that a psalm like that can point away from itself to Christ. Psalm 51, as a prayer of confession points us to Christ as the one to whom we confess and who grants us cleansing from our sins. There just isn't any need to make them Christ's words in any sense.

Dr. Belcher is of the camp (which seems to be growing within the Reformed world) that believes the particular ordering of the Psalms is theologically and exegetically significant. Each Psalm needs to be read within its literary context -- like a sentence within one of Paul's epistles. I've heard a few pitches for this view (including quite a long series of lectures), and I'm just not convinced.

I think the book could have been trimmed a bit as well. Dr. Belcher gives a three-to-six page commentary on 30 different psalms. Two representatives for most genres, seven for the laments, and then all of the Royal and "direct Messianic" psalms. I don't think all these examples were necessary for supporting the book's main thesis, and it gets a bit tedious by the end.

I have a handful of smaller issues. The book has endnotes rather than footnotes, and I just despise endnotes. There were distracting typographical errors here and there. Practically every sentence was written in the passive voice, which really started to grate on my nerves by the end. Last (and probably the smallest problem), Dr. Belcher takes the view that the concept of God's battle with the sea is purely symbolic. I don't think that approach is compatible with Job, and I think it ultimately does a disservice to our OT biblical theology overall. But that's a hobby horse of mine, and I don't expect everybody to agree with me on it.

[Travis Robnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars as a reference book. 3 stars for a read through because it is a bit dry. The premise is beautiful, and I agree with it: every Psalm is Christological. It will be very helpful when preaching on the Psalms in the future.

[Lindsay John Kennedy · Rating 3 out of 5]

When it comes to tracing the Messiah in the Old Testament, the Psalms are key. Psalm 22 dominates the Passion narratives, Psalm 118 is seen in Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem, Psalm 2 appears at key points in Jesus’ life, and Psalm 110 is the most quoted of any OT passage. However, which Psalms are Messianic? And exactly how are they Messianic? Some see Messianic Psalms as fulfilled typologically, others see direct and exclusive predictions of Jesus. Richard Belcher, in The Messiah and the Psalms: Preaching Christ from all the Psalms, presents a different way of reading, where “all the psalms have some relationship to Christ” (p31).

Chapters 1-3 introduce issues in Psalms interpretation. Belcher’s historical summary begins with the Reformation period, which is unfortunate given the wealth of Patristic writings on the topic. Next, Historical Critical, Literary Critical, and Historical Grammatical approaches are introduced and evaluated before Belcher introduces his own Christological Approach, where, in light of Luke 24:44-47, “all the Old Testament speaks of Jesus in some way, not merely those texts commonly accepted as ‘Messianic’” (p32). So how can Christ be read in all the Psalms? Since the NT uses more Psalms than those traditionally considered Messianic, we ought to broaden our horizons. Several insights help us to do so. First, the Psalm should be read in light of redemptive-history, the grand story from Genesis to Revelation. What’s more, since Jesus is equal to the Father, references to God in the Psalms “also speak of the person of Christ” (p34). Also, as an Israelite, Jesus “would have sung and prayed the Psalms” (p36). In this sense, He internalized all the Psalms. In fact, since “Hebrews places some psalms on the lips of Jesus [it] lays the basis for understanding all the psalms as the prayers of Christ in his role as our Mediator” (p38). In a sense then, all Psalms are Messianic.

In Chapters 4-6, Belcher applies his method to Psalms normally considered non-Messianic, calling these “Indirect Messianic Psalms”. Psalms are divided into three categories: orientation (ch 4), disorientation (ch 5) and new orientation (ch 6). There are a few representative Psalms from each category, examined first in their own context, then in how they apply to Christ. Examples will be given below.

Chapter 7 considers the Royal Psalms, which are defined by clear royal context. Belcher treats the following Psalms: 2, 45, 72, 89, 110, 132, 144. How should we consider these Psalms in relationship to Israel’s kings and the Messiah? There are at least four approaches:

Not originally Messianic. Hyperbolic statements used of historical kings were inspired by God to find literal fulfillment in Messiah.
Not originally Messianic. Became Messianic through incorporation into the Psalter, which was produced in a time of Messianic hope.
Not originally Messianic. Correspondence and escalation in Psalms applied first to a historical king are fulfilled typologically in Christ.
Directly Messianic, as the content cannot apply to any other historical king.

Belcher reads the Royal Psalms typologically, with the exception of Psalm 110 being the only psalm “understood as a direct prediction of the Christ” (p122).

Chapter 8 treats the Direct Messianic Psalms, which are those used in the NT of Christ. Excluding others covered in previous chapters, this is 8, 16, 22, 40, 68 and 118. Fulfillment is found typologically, except for Psalm 16.

Chapter 9 concludes and restates in summary the book’s argument and application of Psalms.

The Messiah and the Psalms has been criticized by some for performing hermeneutical gymnastics on the Indirect Messianic Psalms in order to get to Christ. I think these criticisms are half right. They are wrong in that Belcher is simply providing a paradigm for how to preach Christ from any Psalm. However, they are right when Belcher indicates his approach is a robust hermeneutic for Psalm interpretation. Most of the time Belcher appears to only indicate the former, but then there are exceptions, such as where he adds his approach to the list of other hermeneutical approaches! For preaching, Belcher’s “Christological” approach is insightful and will prove very helpful for teachers and preachers. However, as an interpretative hermeneutic, his approach is unhelpful. Calling every Psalm Messianic blurs the line between all Psalms and then Psalms that (arguably) are intended by the author to refer to the Messiah. In this way, if every Psalm is Messianic, then no Psalm is Messianic. The label becomes redundant.

An example could better illustrate my point. Psalm 19 extols Yhwh’s revelation in creation and Torah. Belcher, applying his “Christological” approach to this “Indirect Messianic Psalm” connects it to Christ by noting that Christ is the ultimate revelation of God (Heb 1:1), the one who in Matt 5-7 reveals the “true meaning of the law” (p54), and that the words praising the Torah can equally describe Christ (Ps 19:7-9). As an illustration of how one can bring a sermon on Psalm 19 around to Christ, this is all useful if done tastefully; however, this is not a proper interpretation of the Psalm itself.

Belcher uses the New Testament use of the Psalms as support for this Christological approach (again, implying that this is not simply a preaching guide). However, I am not convinced by his argumentation. It is illogical to say that if Hebrews presents Christ as the speaker of some Psalms, then we have warrant for reading all Psalms in such a way. What if the author really saw Christ as the speaker of the quoted Psalms?

That said, Belcher’s unique Christological approach only really applies to the Indirect Messianic Psalms in Chapters 4-6. From there on, a more usual typological reading is employed. For example, Psalm 22 describes David’s own suffering, but foreshadows Christ’s.

The typological approach to fulfillment is popular and fruitful, but it has limits. Typology can be utilized blindly to resolve any problem. As the saying goes, if you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Secondly, typology requires correspondence between the type and antitype (e.g. David’s suffering and Jesus’ suffering); however, the NT does not argue for such correspondence. Instead, the NT argues for discontinuity between David and Jesus! In regards to Ps 16 and 110, Peter emphasizes that David was not raised (Acts 2:29-31) and David did not ascend to the Father (Acts 2:34-36). This is the very opposite of typology. What’s more, Belcher is inconsistent in his use of typological approach. Unlike some, he (rightly) reads Psalm 110 and 16 as directly Messianic because the details do not match David’s experience, but then doesn’t apply the Apostolic hermeneutic to obvious cases elsewhere, such as Psalm 22 and 45!

Not all is a loss however. If one is convinced that typological fulfillment of the Messianic Psalms is the norm, then this book will be more valuable. What’s more, Belcher’s treatment of individual Psalms is very fair and level-headed. He regularly presents alternative views when a text can be read multiple ways. Also, he shows familiarity with recent and important Psalms scholarship and his writing is both accessibly studious and pastoral.

Though I was disappointed to see no engagement with Psalm 18 and 102 (both used in the NT), find Belcher’s “Christological” approach largely unhelpful as an interpretative approach, and am hesitant to apply typological fulfillment so thoroughly, The Messiah and the Psalms is useful as a commentary on traditional Messianic Psalms and generally illuminating when providing a method for tracing any Psalm to Christ. With my above caveats, I would recommend The Messiah and the Psalms to any readers interested in the Psalms, in the Messiah in the Old Testament, and particularly for pastors and teachers who want examples of how to preach Christ from the Psalms. As such, this is a very useful resource. Those persuaded by a predominantly typological Messianic fulfillment will find Belcher even more useful. More recent work need to be done on the Messianic Psalms, and so I am grateful for The Messiah and the Psalms.

Many thanks to Christian Focus for providing a review copy.

[Eddie Mercado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. Not exhaustive, but substantial, Belcher provides a blueprint for reading every Psalm through a Christological lens.

[Jimmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is on the topic of a Christ and the Psalms by an Old Testament professor at Reformed Theological Seminary. The author Richard Belcher takes a Christocentric approach towards the Psalms. If you are interested in the Psalms, Messianic prophecies, hermeneutics and preaching Christ this book might be for you even if you don’t necessarily agree with everything the author has to say.


The opening chapter starts out with an exploration of how Luther and Calvin approached the Psalms. That definitely got me interested with the book since it made me curious to think of how Christians in history before our time wrestled with the topic of Christ in the Old Testament. Then in the second chapter Belcher gives readers a survey of the different approaches towards Messianic Psalms and then in chapter three Belcher gives us his Christological approach. The bulk of the book is Belcher’s look at the Psalms and how it relates to Christ which is presented in chapters four through eight. These can be further divided into indirect Messianic Psalms (chapter four through six) and direct Messianic Psalms (chapter eight). The Psalms that are harder to categorize would be the Royal Psalms (chapter seven) since they are in some sense more direct than the other Psalms but sometimes they aren’t as direct such as the Royal Psalm of Psalm 45 given that it is a description of a royal marriage.

I benefited from seeing how Belcher outlined the structure of various Psalms. I also appreciated the book’s exploration of the various genres of the Psalms and examples that Belcher went through. I learned a lot about different individual Psalms as I read this book even though it seems that a significant portion of the time I am not necessarily learning about the Psalms and the Messiah per se but just about the Psalms in general. For instance the book has a good discussion about imprecatory Psalms such as Psalm 109. It really stood out to me Belcher’s argument that imprecatory Palms are not meant to be understood as the writer seeking personal revenge since we see instances of “self-imprecatory passages” such as in Psalm 137 in which the writer is making imprecatory petitions upon himself if he were to forget God (Psalm 137:5-6). Belcher also made a good point that some of these imprecatory Psalms were authored by King David who have a history of practicing self-restraint from taking revenge against his enemies as seen in 1 Samuel 24:26 and 2 Samuel 16:5-14. Elsewhere in the Old Testament it speaks very clearly against personal revenge in places such as Leviticus 19:18 and Proverbs 25:21-22.

By far my favorite chapter was the one on direct Messianic Psalms. Here I learned various insights from Scripture. For instance Belcher’s study on Psalm 110 was helpful. He points out that Psalm 110 is similar to Zechariah 6:12-13 in that both mentioned the Messiah as being both priest and king. As a further observation Psalm 110 in light of Zechariah 6:12-13 reveal that there’s still a future aspect to the priesthood of Christ. I also like Belcher’s treatment on Psalm 118:22. The book points out that in interpreting Psalm 118:22 in light of Isaiah 28:16 it shows us that the Messiah’s title include “Stone,” and that one of the characteristics of the Messiah is that He would be “tested.” Moreover the Messiah would be rejected according to Psalm 118:22.

The book is not without some legitimate criticisms. There were times I felt Belcher was quoting a lot of scholars and what they have to say without him landing on a conclusion. As much as I feel it is important to know what others are saying nevertheless there were times I wondered what was Belcher’s own conclusion or position. Still I appreciated the author’s interaction with scholarships on the Psalms and the amount of endnotes the book has is amazing. I think it might have been helpful to have them as footnotes instead of endnotes to make it easier for the readers. There were times I wonder if Belcher’s method works as smoothly in pointing us towards Christ. For instance I thought his discussion about Psalm 51 was a bit of a stretch in making it “Messianic.” I certainly do believe we must preach Christ through the Psalms be it through direct historical grammatical approach or biblical theology, themes and applications that points to Christ and the Gospel. But sometimes in passages like Psalm 51 where there’s confession of sins we can say that it is not Christ speaking there. Still we point to the need of Christ to be the source of our atonement, forgiveness and redemption, etc.

Good book and definitely worth having in one’s library for preachers, pastors, elders, teachers and those who want to grow beyond the milk and into the “meat” of Scripture.

[Kevin V. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Belcher’s thesis is clear enough: all the psalms point to Christ as the promised redeemer. Working through the different psalm genres and specific psalms, Belcher works to show how the psalms, being rooted in historical place and situation, find their fulfillment in Christ. Even those psalms not tied in the NT directly to Christ Belcher argues help us to understand especially his humanity and divinity as one who can pray the psalms on behalf of his people. All of this is clear enough in Belcher.

The book fails in two categories: aesthetics and readability. The layout of this Christian Focus/Mentor published book leaves the pages visually unappealing. The pages are almost hard to look at, let alone read enjoyably. The margins are proportionally two narrow and the intentional use of white space in order to help the eyes is almost non-existent. Not helping matters is that Belcher’s style in this book is dry and dense. While his work through individual psalms is necessary to establishing his argument, these sections get wordy and repetitive and the reader gets bogged down from paragraph to paragraph.

I’m thankful for Belcher’s work and thoroughness in providing a faithful handling of such an important book as the Psalms. I only wish that it could have been packaged more helpfully for readers.

[Colton Brewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful resource. Not a great read through since it’s pretty dry.

[Brian Reagan · Rating 2 out of 5]

While Belcher has an ambitious thesis--that all the Psalms either directly or indirectly relate to and find their fulfillment in the Messiah--his case is overstated.

It is not enough to take texts such as Psalm 51 and claim that Jesus had identification with the psalmists anguish, or that because he prayed the Psalms as any good Hebrew/Jew he had an identification with them in that manner. As part of the narrative of Jesus' racial and religious heritage He is connected to all the Psalms, but the same is true of Chronicles or any other portion of the Hebrew Scriptures.

For whatever reason contemporary conservative Christian scholarship, has decided the way to address the deconstructive liberalism of its opponents is to read and force Jesus into all the Scriptures.

Jesus cannot and does not somehow mystically make it better by forcing understandings that require leaps of logic that even faith would balk at. Unfortunately Belcher's text is one of those that requires more faith than the passages he is interpreting.

[Zack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful expositions of certain psalms, and helpful way of reading psalms christologically. I especially appreciated his organizing principle of reading the psalms as Christ's prayers and with his three-fold office, hypostatic union, and humiliation/exaltation functions in mind.

I missed any sort of overarching structure to the psalter being presented in this book, however. Organizing the psalms by genre is not enough for me on this point, but perhaps I've been spoiled by O. Palmer Robertson's excellent work published this year (2015).

I will use this book in my sermon prep alongside other texts that read the Psalter as primarily Torah (law/instruction), redemptive-historical emphasis, or in terms of systematic theology. The footnotes and bibliography in this book are incredible resources in and of themselves, and add a great measure of weight/depth to the volume.

Finally, I deeply appreciate the organization and clarity of writing.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been dipping in and out of this book for a while now. I found it helpful in analyzing his particular understanding of a Christocentric approach to the psalms. What I found was that the Christ-centered hermeneutic as practiced by the author was not that different from an inductive grammatical-historical hermeneutic that takes into account progressive revelation. Unfortunately, these two approaches are often pitted against each other. In practice, it seemed that Belcher was actually utilizing both in his interpretation of the psalms. My biggest takeaway was being encouraged to always think through the progressive revelation of the biblical/theological themes in each psalm and how they are fulfilled in Christ and the New Testament.

This book coupled with Allen Ross' three-volume commentary on the Psalms complement one another for a healthy balanced approach.

[Isaac · Rating 4 out of 5]

An exceptionally helpful insight into the Psalter. Any preacher will benefit from Belcher's contribution, which helpfully gives a holistic, scholarly yet down-to-earth view of how the Psalter points to Christ. In fact, if you are preaching from the Psalms, you will want to be across the material covered in this book. It's one that is accessible to the intelligent layman as well, so if you have an interest in growing in your understanding of scripture and the psalms, this will be useful.

[Eric Chappell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful little book on Christocentrically understanding and interpreting the Psalter. I would use this book mostly as a reference for teaching and preaching.

[elora · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent book. Christ surely is all over the Psalms, showing up in either His Kingly, Priestly, or Prophetic offices. more scholarly than not, still just as moving to the heart as Christ is central.

[John Yelverton · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish that I could have enjoyed this book more, but the author seemed much more interested in making an academic study about how to place the Psalms into manmade, typological categories than to actually discuss the Psalms themselves. The concept was brilliant, for the entire theme of the Old Testament is to point to Christ in the New Testament. Rather than discussing that, the author focuses more on who wrote which Psalm and the "Sitz im Leben" in which they were written in order to place the Psalms into manmade categories, and once we know which Psalms are Messianic, to see those Psalms talking about Christ. This fails to address that God is the author of Scripture and regardless of who the penman was, they were being inspired by the Holy Spirit to write the Psalm which points toward Jesus Christ.

[Adam Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful introduction to preaching the Psalms, founded on the (correct) assumption that every psalm relates to the person and work of the Messiah - either directly or indirectly. Every Psalm is therefore messianic - even if only some are Messianic with a capital M. He subdivides the psalms Brueggemann-style, into Psalms of Orientation, Disorientation and New Orientation, and gives detailed examples of each. He gives examples of Psalms that relate to the divinity of Christ, or to his humanity, and to his offices as prophet, priest and king. Belcher's approach is not simplistic, but recognises the diversity of Psalms. There are some instances where I would diverge from Belcher, but as a starting-point for preaching the Psalms faithfully within their canonical context, I think this is a very helpful book.

[Tyler Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The thesis of this book is that all psalms (some directly and some indirectly) relate to the person and work of Christ. The introductory chapters are very insightful as Belcher uses a case-study from Luther and Calvin to show how different approaches to the Psalms impact interpretation and application to Christ. Chapters 3-7 are a sampling of 30 Psalms organized by genre and detailing how Christ could be preached from each. The conclusion is a summary of chapters 3-7 again.

As a reference tool for the Psalms, this work isn't as helpful because it only addresses thirty of them. As a booklet on interpreting the Psalms, this work has way too much information and is painfully repetitive. It would have been a better article or a full length commentary, but ends up doing neither well.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Belcher has a clear thesis in this book and presents it well. It is useful in providing basic categories in approaching the psalms, although sometimes the categories seem artificial (Belcher is not alone in struggling to identify categories... there’s a reason! Like modern poetry, it is difficult to fit the psalms into a tidy package. However, he does acknowledge this difficulty).
My main complaint regarding this book is the lack of worship in the text. As an academic exercise, it is well done. As an aid to loving Christ more and falling down in awe at who he is and who God is as revealed in the psalms, this book does not help. It is possible to use it in such a way (as in all theological study, we ought to make that effort); however, it does not help the reader do so.

[Ethan Gualano · Rating 4 out of 5]

I personally have had the pleasure of having Dr. Belcher as my professor for numerous seminary classes at RTS Charlotte, so there was much overlap from those classes and reading this book. If you ever wanted to take a class on Jesus and how he relates to the Psalms I would highly encourage reading this book as it provides a comprehensive and detailed explanation of such a topic. I found Belcher's writing style to be very approachable even if it were to be given to a non-Christian, and while there were some areas of "heavy" writing (that is technical jargon and research), they were few and far between. I would highly recommend this book and almost any other book Belcher has produced, they have been some of the best seminary reading I have done.

[Troy Nevitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This excellent book helps to see the many genres of psalms and how you can find them related to Christ, a prayer of Christ, or to the Messianic prophesies.

Chapters 1-3 show how people have read the Psalms, and he makes an excellent case in chapter 3 for why we should read the Psalms with Luke 24 in view.

The book's conclusion does an excellent job of summarizing the entire book and is well worth the summary. We should not try to make Christological jumps where they are not, but we can relate every psalm to Christ and how they each give us hope and confidence in God.

[Dónal Walsh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, written by one of my OT lecturers, is a masterful run through of he major Pslam genres and types and how they point to Christ. Faithful to the Old Testament context and Jewish worldview, it is a brilliant sampling of a number of Psalms which point believers to Christ, understanding how he can pray and fulfill these Psalms. Heart warming stuff when we realize the Savior's experience is our own. Brilliant book if you're reading, thinking or preaching through the Psalms in general.

[Matt Crawford · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mediocre book that simply uses the Psalms to point to Christ. It does not go so far to point to Christ where He is not there but repeatedly stresses the point that no matter what type of psalm, messianic, royal, lament, there is Christ. Although recommended to me as a scholarly source, Belcher does not seem to go very deep. He obviously states the obvious, over and over again.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent commentary on the Psalms. We used his themes to structure our study this fall. As Jesus said in Luke 24:44, the Psalms are all about him!

[William Albers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Standard (yet solid) Reformed overview of how the Psalms point forward to Christ.

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful in showing how Christ can be preached from all the psalms.

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the most part, I agree with Belcher. But there are a few points where I believe he goes to far. His thesis is that all Psalms relate to Christ. He then goes through the Psalms by category to prove his point. If the only thing you can say about the Psalm is that Jesus, as a Jew, wouild have recited this on a specific holiday, you are really stratch for a connection.

[Sean-david · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not convinced of his main thesis.

[Sean McGowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent book!