Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine

Praise Seeking Understanding sits at the intersection of three important fields in theology: theological exegesis, Augustinian studies, and contemporary church practice. Jason Byassee deftly brings the three together, revealing an important symbiotic relationship between them — a relationship hitherto largely ignored.

Though current exegetical methods have swung away from a Christological reading of the Old Testament — rejecting in particular Augustine's treatment of the text — Byassee beli...