Jewish and Christian approaches to the Psalms : conflict and convergence / edited by Susan Gillingham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gillingham, S. E. (Susan E.)

Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Psalms.

Physical Description:

xix, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Over the centuries Jews and Christians have interpreted the Psalms in very different ways and it is only since the mid-twentieth century that the two traditions have learnt to work side by side. This innovative essay collection is a collaborative work, with one approach responding constructively to the other. The papers are by internationally renowned Jewish and Christian scholars of the psalms, and cover areas as diverse as Qumran studies, medieval Jewish interpretation, illuminated liturgical Psalters, Jewish cantillation, Chagall's church windows, ancient psalmody, and studies of the Psalter as a Book. Musical and artistic representations of selected psalms, together with a colour plate section, are included. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Jewish and Christian Responses to the Psalms

1 The Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls: Psalms Manuscripts, Editions, and the Oxford Hebrew Bible / Peter W. Flint Flint, Peter W. 11

2 Reflections on the Canon and the Text of the Bible in Response to Peter Flint / Geza Vermes Vermes, Geza 35

3 Medieval Answers to Modern Questions: Medieval Jewish Interpreters of Psalms / Adele Berlin Berlin, Adele 38

4 Medieval Psalms Exegesis as a Challenge to Modern Exegesis: A Response to Adele Berlin / Corinna Körting Körting, Corinna 56

5 The Reception of Psalm 137 in Jewish and Christian Traditions / Susan Gillingham Gillingham, Susan 64

6 Psalm 137: Unlikely Liturgy or Partisan Poem? A Response to Sue Gillingham / Jonathan Magonet Magonet, Jonathan 83

7 The Liturgical Psalter in Medieval Europe / Elizabeth Solopova Solopova, Elizabeth 89

8 True Lights: Seeing the Psalms through Chagall's Church Windows / Aaron Rosen Rosen, Aaron 105

9 How Can We Sing the Lord's Song? Deciphering the Masoretic Cantillation / David C. Mitchell Mitchell, David C. 119

10 The Psalms in Judaism and Christianity: A Reception History Perspective / John F. A. Sawyer Sawyer, John F. A. 134

Part II Reading the Psalter

11 The Psalter as Theodicy Writ Large / W.H. Bellinger Bellinger, W.H. 147

12 The Psalter and Theodicy: Perspectives Related to a Rhetorical Approach / Dirk Human Human, Dirk 161

13 The Psalter as a Book / Klaus Seybold Seybold, Klaus 168

14 The Proto-MT Psalter, the King, and Psalms 1 and 2: A Response to Klaus Seybold / David M. Howard Howard, David M. 182

15 On Translating the Poetry of the Psalms / Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford deClaissé-Walford, Nancy L. 190

16 'Traduttore traditore', Beowulf and the Psalms: A Response to Nancy deClaissé-Walford / Philip S. Johnston Johnston, Philip S. 204

Part III Past Contexts and Future Perspectives

17 Psalm 104 and Akhenaten's Hymn to the Sun / John Day Day, John 211

18 The Psalms and Sumerian Hymns / Erhard Gerstenberger Gerstenberger, Erhard 229

19 Problems and Prospects in Psalter Studies / Frank-Lothar Hossfeld Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar, Till Magnus Steiner Steiner, Till Magnus 240

20 Postscript / John Barton Barton, John 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0199699542

9780199699544

OCLC:

798617160

Publisher Number:

99953989943