A Journey of Two Psalms
The Reception of Psalms 1 and 2 in Jewish and Christian Tradition
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 December 2013
- ISBN 9780199652419
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages366 pages
- Size 237x162x29 mm
- Weight 746 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 38 colour plates, 5 b/w in-text images 0
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Short description:
Psalms 1 and 2 serve as a Prologue to the rest of the Psalter. Susan Gillingham takes us on an illuminating journey across two-and-a-half millennia, revealing how these two psalms have been commented on, translated, painted, set to music, employed in worship, and adapted in literature, often being used disputatiously by Jews and Christians alike.
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For two-and-a-half millennia these two psalms have been commented on, translated, painted, set to music, employed in worship, and adapted in literature, often being used disputatiously by Jews and Christians alike. Psalm 1 is about the Law; at the heart of Psalm 2 is the Anointed One ('Messiah'), and together they serve as a Prologue to the rest of the Psalter. They have frequently been read as one composite poem, with the Temple as one of the motifs uniting them. So three themes--Jewish and Christian disputes, the interrelationship of these psalms, and the Temple--are interwoven throughout this reception history analysis. The journey starts in ancient Judaism, moves on to early Christianity, then to rabbinic and medieval Judaism, and so to Christian commentators from the early Middle Ages to the Reformation. The journey pauses to look at four important modes of reception--liturgical use, visual exegesis, musical interpretation, and imitation in English literature. Thirty-eight colour plates and numerous musical and poetic examples bring the work to life. The journey continues by looking at the debates about these psalms which have occupied scholars since the Enlightenment, and ends with a chapter which surveys their reception history in the light of the three key themes.
Gillingham's book is a treasure trove for any exegete and scholar who is interested in these two psalms and who works with them
Table of Contents:
Preparing for the Journey
Ancient Judaism
Early Christianity
Rabbinic and Medieval Judaism
From the Early Middle Ages to the Reformation
The Liturgy
Visual Exegesis
Musical Interpretations
English Literature
Modern Debates
Conclusion
