This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary covering the Psalms and examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history. Provides a fascinating introduction to the literary, historical, and theological background of psalmody Examines the psalms through liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, translation and imitation, and musical composition and artistic illustration Includes illustrations of significant psalms, helpful maps, and an extensive bibliography; an expanded bibliography to accompany the book is also available at www.wiley.com/go/gillingham A forthcoming second volume is planned, which will take an alternative psalm-by-psalm approach Now available in paperback, and published in the innovative reception-history series, Blackwell Bible Commentaries

In the first part of the sixth century, variant forms of Monophysitism existed. In 'Christology after Chalcedon', Iain Torrance provides a theological introduction and a translation of the letters between Severus of Antioch and Sergius the Grammarian. Severus was the Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch - a leader of the moderate Monophysites whose doctrine adhered more closely to Catholic teaching and whose primary divergence from orthodoxy was terminological. Though little is known of Sergius, it is apparent from his letters that he was a Monophysite of the more extreme sort. The correspondence between Sergius and Severus comprises three letters from Sergius, three replies by Severus, and an apology by Sergius.

Preliminary Material /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Bibliographical Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- General Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Textual Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Philological Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Literary Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Form-critical Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Historical Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Theological Studies /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Exegetical Studies of Individual Passages /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- Index of Authors /A.J. Mattill and Mary Bedford Mattill -- New Testament Tools and Studies /Bruce M. Metzger.