Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition
Published on 25. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-0-227-17363-3 (ISBN)
Description
Psalm 29, a sacred text in Jewish and Christian Bibles, has been understood in a variety of ways through time and in different traditions. This volume presents a sample of the use and meaning derived from a single biblical text. From the earliest translations to contemporary African Independent Churches, this psalm has been an integral part of synagogue and church; but what it has meant and how it is used is a fascinating journey through human culture. Not only the understanding of the written word, but also the liturgical use and the musical adaptations of a biblical text are considered here. This is a book for anyone - scholar, student, or laity - with an interest in the Bible in its many contexts.
Reviews / Votes
'This anthology is successful in broadening awareness of the different perspectives and insights to be mined from various faith traditions, especially those different from that of the reader.[...]...a concrete example of biblical interpretation through the centuries.'Daniel Watson, The Expository Times, Volume 124, Number 5, February 2013
'... Each essay was able to identify an assortment of difficulties in the psalm, showing how particular communities either smoothed over problematic areas, or adapted the psalm to fit their needs. [...] ...overall the volume accomplished what it set out to do; namely, give the reader a general sense of different interpretive environments throughout history, while at the same time allowing Psalm 29 to serve as an example of how these environments interacted with a specific text...'
Andrew C. Witt, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 2013.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-227-17363-3 (9780227173633)
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Person
Lowell K. Handy, the editor, is an indexer/analyst at the American Theological Library Association. He is the author of Among the Host of Heaven, Entertaining Faith, and Jonah's World. He is also the editor of The Age of Solomon and co-editor of The Pitcher Is Broken.
Content
Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Contributors 1. Introduction Lowell K. Handy 2. Adapting Psalm 29 through Translation Brooks Schramm 3. Echoes of "the Voice": Psalm 29 in the Fathers Jeffrey B. Gibson 4. Psalm 29 in Jewish Psalms Commentary (Midrash Tehillim): King David's Instructions for Synagogue Prayer Esther Menn and David Sandmel 5. The Psalms and Psalm 29 among Syrian Christians Paul S. Russell 6. Not Elijah's God: Medieval Jewish and Christian Interpretation of Psalm 29 Stacy Davis 7. Luther and Calvin Read Psalm 29 Lowell K. Handy 8. The Liturgical Use of Psalm 29 Bert Polman 9. Singing Psalm 29 Faithfully Emily R. Brink 10. Gods of Glory Ought to Thunder: The Canaanite Matrix of Psalm 29 Dennis Pardee and Nancy Pardee 11. Psalm 29 in African Indigenous Churches in Nigeria David Tuesday Adamo Index of Proper Names