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Jewish and Christian Approaches to the Psalms: Conflict and Convergence
Author(s): Aaron Rosen (Author), Susan Gillingham
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publication Date: 7 Feb. 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 292 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199699542
- ISBN-13: 9780199699544
Book Description
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.
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
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 TimesAbout the Author
Susan Gillingham is Fellow and Tutor in Theology, Worcester College, Oxford; Reader in Old Testament, Oxford University.
