Ian Vaillancourt – Treasuring the Psalms

The book of Psalms is a treasure.  But how do the Psalms point to Christ? Brent and Ian talk with Ian Vaillancourt about his new IVP America book called ‘Treasuring the Psalms: How to Read the Songs that Shape the Soul of the Church’. Ian is associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Heritage Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario.  (0:50) Psalms a treasure; (4:10) Favorite Psalms; (5:30) How the Psalms are arranged. Do they tell a story? (8:30) Psalms 1 and 2 as a gateway to the book; (9:50) Books 1 and 2 concerned with the tears of David; (11:30) Book 3 concerned with the exile? (13:15) Book 5 – a new and better David? (17:20) How was the book of Psalms brought together? (20:00) A Christ centered application of a Psalm. Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com/Treasuring-Psalms-Songs-Shape-Church/dp/1514005107 www.ivpress.com discoverheritage.ca Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.