Overview

The Psalms have resulted in controversies between Jews and Christians over the centuries and it is only from the mid twentieth century onwards that the two traditions have worked side by side in the academy at least. This is one of the very few volumes on the psalms to incorporate scholarship from both these traditions for nearly a century, and the result is a rich celebration of these extraordinary ancient songs. This innovative essay collection draws together internationally renowned Jewish and Christian scholars of the Psalms, with one tradition responding to the other, in areas as diverse as Qumran studies, Medieval Jewish interpretation, Reception History, Liturgical Psalters and Chagall's Church Windows and more recent Literary Studies of the Psalter as a Book. The range of topics chosen will be of interest not only to those specializing in the Psalms but also to others interested more generally in biblical studies. Several musical and artistic representations of selected psalms are also included and the book includes a colour plate section which illustrates several of the chapters.

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Author:   Susan Gillingham (Fellow and Tutor in Theology, Worcester College, Oxford; Reader in Old Testament, Oxford University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.474kg
ISBN:  

9780198753650

ISBN 10:   0198753659
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   17 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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This is indeed a helpful and stimulating examination of a number of themes in contemporary study of the Psalter. David G. Firth, The Journal of Theological Studies, The book is beautifully produced, and is a fine contribution to current work on the psalms. John Rogerson, Church Times

This is indeed a helpful and stimulating examination of a number of themes in contemporary study of the Psalter. David G. Firth, The Journal of Theological Studies,

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Edited by Susan Gillingham, Fellow and Tutor in Theology, Worcester College, Oxford; Reader in Old Testament, Oxford University.

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