THE

BAMPTON LECTURES

1889

THE

ORIGIN AND RELIGIOUS CONTENTS

OF

THE PSALTER

IN THE LIGHT OF OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM

AND THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS

WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND APPENDICES

Eight Lectures

PREACHED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IN THE YEAR 1889

ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE LATE REV. JOHN BAMPTON, M.A.

KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER, & CO. LTD.

1891