Description: The aggressive tone of the psalms that deal with violence is often viewed as in direct opposition to Jesus' command to love one's neighbor. Erich Zenger, a preeminent international scholar, offers to Christians a new understanding of these powerful, albeit disquieting, psalms. To Zenger, these psalms are laments that cry out against violence...
Brief description: Erich Zenger is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Munster in Germany. He is the author of numerous works, including To Begin with, God Created and A God of Vengeance?.