Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 2 (eBook)
Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two provides the first ever extensive commentary on the Jewish and Christian reception history of the first two books of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41 and 42-72). It explores the various uses of the Psalms, over two millennia, in translation and commentary, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, musical composition and artistic illustration, poetic and dramatic imitation, and contemporary discourse.
With lavish illustrations, using examples from both music and art, Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two offers a detailed commentary on each psalm, with an extensive bibliography, a large glossary of terms, and helpful indices. It is an ideal resource both for students and scholars in the academy and for lay people and ministers in church and synagogue.
Psalms Through the Centuries is published within the Wiley Blackwell Commentary series. Further information about this innovative reception history series is available at www.bbibcomm.info
Susan Gillingham is Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. She is a Permanent Deacon in the Anglican Church and serves at St. Barnabas Church and Worcester College Chapel, Oxford. She was appointed as Canon Theologian for the Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter in 2018. She has written some fifty articles and eight books, mostly on the Psalms and Biblical Interpretation. These include the companion publication, Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume One (Wiley Blackwell, 2008), which is a cultural and reception history introduction to the entire Psalter; The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible (1994); One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies (1998); The Image, the Depths and the Surface (2002); and A Journey of Two Psalms: The Reception of Psalms 1&2 in Jewish and Christian Tradition (2013).
Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two provides the first ever extensive commentary on the Jewish and Christian reception history of the first two books of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41 and 42-72). It explores the various uses of the Psalms, over two millennia, in translation and commentary, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, musical composition and artistic illustration, poetic and dramatic imitation, and contemporary discourse. With lavish illustrations, using examples from both music and art, Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume Two offers a detailed commentary on each psalm, with an extensive bibliography, a large glossary of terms, and helpful indices. It is an ideal resource both for students and scholars in the academy and for lay people and ministers in church and synagogue. Psalms Through the Centuries is published within the Wiley Blackwell Commentary series. Further information about this innovative reception history series is available at www.bbibcomm.info
Susan Gillingham is Emeritus Professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. She is a Permanent Deacon in the Anglican Church and serves at St. Barnabas Church and Worcester College Chapel, Oxford. She was appointed as Canon Theologian for the Cathedral Church of St Peter in Exeter in 2018. She has written some fifty articles and eight books, mostly on the Psalms and Biblical Interpretation. These include the companion publication, Psalms Through the Centuries: Volume One (Wiley Blackwell, 2008), which is a cultural and reception history introduction to the entire Psalter; The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible (1994); One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies (1998); The Image, the Depths and the Surface (2002); and A Journey of Two Psalms: The Reception of Psalms 1&2 in Jewish and Christian Tradition (2013).
Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 9
Illustrations 15
Preface 19
Abbreviations 23
Introduction: How is a Reception History Commentary a Different Genre? 27
Part 1 Book One: Psalms 1–41 35
Chapter 1 Psalms 1 and 2: The Prologue to the Psalter 37
Psalm 1: Who is the ‘Blessed Man’? 39
Psalm 2: Who is ‘My Son’? 51
Chapter 2 PSALMS 3–41: THE FIRST DAVIDIC PSALTER 70
Psalms 3–14: Praying by Night and Day 72
Psalm 3: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 73
Psalm 4: An ‘Evening Psalm’ 79
Psalm 5: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 84
Psalm 6: An ‘Evening Psalm’ of Penitence 87
Psalm 7: A ‘Morning Psalm’ 94
Psalm 8: An ‘Evening Hymn of Praise’ 98
Psalms 9 and 10: An Acrostic Psalm 109
Psalm 11: The ‘All?Seeing God’ 115
Psalm 12: ‘Flattering Lips’ 117
Psalm 13: The Fear of Death 121
Psalm 14: The Fool says ‘There is no God’ 124
Chapter 3 Psalms 15–24: Bringing Prayer to the Temple 127
Psalm 15: An Entrance Liturgy 128
Psalm 16: Confident Trust in God 131
Psalm 17: Lament for Deliverance 137
Psalm 18: Thanksgiving for Victory 142
Psalm 19: A Hymn of Praise 148
Psalm 20: Thanksgiving for Victory 155
Psalm 21: Thanksgiving for Victory 159
Psalm 22: Lament for Deliverance 162
Psalm 23: Confident Trust in God 170
Psalm 24: An Entrance Liturgy 179
Chapter 4 Psalms 25–34: Prayers and Thanks for Deliverance 189
Psalm 25: An Acrostic Concerning the Poor 190
Psalm 26: A Protest of Integrity 193
Psalm 27: Confidence and Complaint 196
Psalm 28: Lament and Thanksgiving 203
Psalm 29: A Hymn of Praise 206
Psalm 30: Thanksgiving for Healing 212
Psalm 31: Confidence through Fear 216
Psalm 32: Confession and Healing 221
Psalm 33: A Hymn of Praise 227
Psalm 34: An Acrostic concerning the Poor 231
Chapter 5 Psalms 35–41: Poverty, Sickness and Trust in God 239
Psalm 35: Friends and Enemies 240
Psalm 36: The Plight of the Poor 244
Psalm 37: The Poor and the Land 247
Psalm 38: Penitence and Sickness 257
Psalm 39: Penitence and Human Transience 263
Psalm 40: Thanksgiving and Sacrifice 268
Psalm 41: Friends and Enemies 274
Part 2 Book Two: Psalms 42–72: David and the Temple: Nostalgia and Hope 281
Chapter 6 Psalms 42–49: Exile, Temple and King 283
Psalms 42–43: Longing for the Temple 284
Psalm 44: Praying for National Deliverance 289
Psalm 45: A Wedding Song for the King 293
Psalm 46: God is King in Zion 302
Psalm 47: God is King 310
Psalm 48: God is King in Zion 314
Psalm 49: A Psalm of Complaint and Instruction 318
Chapter 7 Psalm 50: An Asaphite Psalm about Repentance and Sacrifice 323
Chapter 8 PSALMS 51–72: THE SECOND DAVIDIC PSALTER 328
Psalm 51: ‘The Psalm of Psalms’ 330
Chapter 9 Psalms 52–55: Learning from the Life of David 343
Psalm 52: For Instruction on the ‘Deceitful Tongue’ 343
Psalm 53: For Instruction on the ‘Fool’ 346
Psalm 54: For Instruction on Persecution 349
Psalm 55: Instruction on Betrayal 350
Chapter 10 Psalms 56–60: Reflecting on the Life of David 356
Psalm 56: Reflections on Persecution 356
Psalm 57: Reflections on Violence 359
Psalm 58: Reflections on Confronting Evil 361
Psalm 59: Reflections on Enemy Aggression 364
Psalm 60: Reflections in Times of War 366
Chapter 11 Psalms 61–64: Hymnic Reflections on God’s Protection 370
Psalm 61: A ‘Psalm’ about Refuge in God 370
Psalm 62: A ‘Psalm’ about the Silence of God 373
Psalm 63: A ‘Psalm’ Seeking God in the Morning 375
Psalm 64: A ‘Psalm’ about Protection 378
Chapter 12 Psalms 65–68: God’s People Sing of his Praise 381
Psalm 65: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Sustenance through Nature 381
Psalm 66: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Sustenance through History 385
Psalm 67: A Sanctuary Song about God’s Universal Blessings 388
Psalm 68: A Sanctuary Song about the Divine Warrior 393
Chapter 13 Psalms 69–71: Psalms of the Righteous Sufferer 400
Psalm 69: Righteous Suffering of the One and the Many 400
Psalm 70: Righteous Suffering and the Plea for Deliverance 405
Psalm 71: Righteous Suffering as a Model for Faith 407
Chapter 14 Psalm 72: ‘Of Solomon’: The Completion of the Prayers of David 412
Appendix 421
Psalms Numbering Table 421
Glossary 426
References 442
Index of Names 457
Psalms Index 467
Subject Index 470
Supplemental Images 481
EULA 499
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.2.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Blackwell Bible Commentaries |
| Blackwell Bible Commentaries | Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Schlagworte | Bibelstudien • Bible studies • Biblical Criticism • biblical psalms • Biblical Studies • Blackwell Bible • Christianity • church worship • guide to the psalms • history of psalmody • Hymns • illuminated Psalters • interpreting the psalms • Judaism • Literary criticism • Literary Criticism & History • Literature • Literaturkritik u. -geschichte • Literaturwissenschaft • Liturgical Poetry • Liturgy • Monastic Studies • Prayers • psalm commentary • psalm interpretation • psalmody • Psalms • psalms in art • psalms in music • psalm translations • Psalter • reception history • Religion • Religion & Culture • Religion & Theology • Religion u. Kultur • Religion u. Theologie • religious commentary • religious interpretation • religious poems • Religious Studies • religious texts • Sermons on Psalms • teaching the bible • teaching the psalms • The Bible • Theology |
| ISBN-13 | 9781118830543 / 9781118830543 |
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