Michael E. W. Thompson is a Methodist Minister who, in retirement, has served as part-time tutor in Old Testament with East Midlands Ministry Training Course in England. He is author of Where is the God of Justice? The Old Testament and Suffering (Pickwick, 2011).
"The Hebrew Bible is the product of a worshipping community and
worship is equally one of its central concerns. Yet this topic is
infrequently studied in ways that are both academically well
grounded and sympathetic to the subject. Deeply rooted in
scholarship but avoiding its tedium, Thompson has filled this gap
in a comprehensive manner. His book will instruct the student and
at the same time broaden the understanding of the pastor or worship
leader."
--H. G. M. Williamson, Emeritus Regius Professor of Hebrew,
University of Oxford "Michael Thompson has performed a great
service to his readers by bringing together numerous clues to the
worship life of ancient Israel from within (and from outside) the
Bible. He aims to bridge what is sometimes perceived as a divide
between Academy and Church, and with great clarity he succeeds in
making the findings of the former accessible to the latter. A fine
exploration of Israel's response to God in praise, prayer and
offering."
--Adrian Curtis, Honorary Research Fellow, Religions and Theology,
The University of Manchester
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