Psalms, the divine journey : collected essays (1988-2026) by Mark S. Smith, Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary, is now available at Wright Library.
Find it on the shelf at BS1430.52 .S646 2026 and as an eBook.
From the publisher:
“Mark S. Smith maps four decades of psalms research, foregrounding cultural contexts, pilgrimage motifs, and embodied emotion. He explores genre-bending poetics and argues for the Psalter as a carefully composed whole, shaped by its Levitical compilers and structured like an opera in five movements.”
From the author:
“The editing and production of this volume was aided by two research assistants, provided thanks to Princeton Theological Seminary. Shayley Martin and Brenna Salverson helped me to collect and work through the essays in this volume. I also thank Tobias Stäbler and Susanne Mang for their help in publishing this work. I could not have produced this book without them. They are, of course, not responsible for any remaining errors.” (p. IX)