Course Description

The book of Psalms is one of Scripture's most beloved treasures. For millennia, Jews and Christians have prayed, memorized, and meditated on the Psalms — turning to them in seasons of joy, lament, and longing. They are woven throughout Orthodox worship, from Vespers and Matins to the quiet of personal prayer, and the Church Fathers held the Psalter among the most formative texts of Christian life. Yet what makes the Psalms so enduring? In this course, Dr. Michael Legaspi explores how these ancient compositions were shaped by tradition and received by the Church — becoming a book of prayer, a treasury of wisdom, and a guide to the life of Christ. Open to all Christians, this course invites you into a fresh encounter with one of Scripture's greatest gifts.

Course Curriculum

    1. About The Course

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 4 video lectures by the professor
  • 4 PowerPoint slides
  • Optional readings

About the Professor

Dr. Michael Legaspi

Dr. Michael Legaspi is Associate Professor of Old Testament at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, where he holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University. He has taught previously at Creighton University, Penn State University, and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He is the author of The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies (Oxford University Press, 2010) and Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2018), with a commentary on the book of Job forthcoming. Dr. Legaspi and his wife Abby have four grown children. They have been part of parishes in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and the Orthodox Church in America, as well as churches in the Greek and Antiochian Archdioceses, bringing a breadth of Orthodox experience to his teaching and scholarship.

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