{"product_id":"psalms-through-the-centuries-volume-1-isbn-9780470674901","title":"Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 1","description":"This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary covering the Psalms and examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fascinating introduction to the literary, historical, and theological background of psalmody\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the psalms through liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, translation and imitation, and musical composition and artistic illustration\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes illustrations of significant psalms, helpful maps, and an extensive bibliography; an expanded bibliography to accompany the book is also available at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blackwellpublishing.com\/pdf\/9780631218555.pdf\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/gillingham\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA forthcoming second volume is planned, which will take an alternative psalm-by-psalm approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNow available in paperback, and published in the innovative reception-history series, \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Bible Commentaries\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks Cited xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Towards a Reception-History Commentary on the Psalms 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Eleventh Century BCE to the Fifth Century CE: Translation, Exposition, Instruction, Liturgy and the Prophetic Bias 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Reception 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Composition to Compilation to Translation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExposition: The Prophetic Bias 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstruction through Imitations of Psalms 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Reception 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Psalms as Prophecies in the New Testament 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Psalms as Prophecies in the Church Fathers 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexandrian Commentators 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgical Adaptations of the Psalms 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Liturgy 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Liturgy 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Fifth to Eleventh Centuries: Liturgy, Exposition, Artistic Representation 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Reception 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgy 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExposition, Homily, Translation 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtistic Representation 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Reception 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgy 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslation, Exposition, Homily 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtistic Representation 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries: Learning and Discerning 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish and Christian Controversies through Exegetical Works 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Considerations 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Commentators 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Commentators 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian and Jewish Artists 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Illumination 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Illumination 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian and Jewish Didactic Works 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Writers 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Writers 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian and Jewish Liturgy 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Adaptations 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Adaptations 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslation in Christian Tradition 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries: Democratization and Dissemination 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception as Translation: Christian Responses 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentary, Liturgy, Homily and Translation on the Continent 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgy, Homily and Translation in England and Scotland 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception as Aesthetic Representation: Jewish and Christian Responses 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Reception through Art and Music 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Reception through Art, Literary Imitation and Music 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: Secularization and Revitalization 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Responses 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExegetical Works 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevotional Works 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusical Reception 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception through Liturgy 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslations of Psalmody 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Responses 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception as Translation and Liturgy 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReception as Homily and Exegesis 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAesthetic Responses 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Twentieth to Twenty-First Centuries: Pluralism and Ecumenism 242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian and Jewish Translations of Psalmody 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiturgy and Psalmody in Christian and Jewish Traditions 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExegetical Studies, Christian and Jewish 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevotional Works, Christian and Jewish 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAesthetic Responses, Christian and Jewish 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Observations 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: From Introduction to Commentary 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Psalms 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 368\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Dr Gillingham has already published widely on the Psalms, and we look forward to her second volume.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Theological Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A most impressive piece of work ...The coverage is truly encyclopaedic in scope and nothing seems to have escaped Gillingham’s attention.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJournal for the Study of the Old Testament\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Gillingham meticulously masters the diverse reception history of the psalms ... Every page is bursting with solid research and influential insight. An invaluable addition to the field.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  —\u003cb\u003eReligious Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This wonderful book whets the appetite both for its second volume, and for more volumes of this valuable series … [A] highly innovative and promising project.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  —\u003cb\u003eInternational Review of Biblical Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan Gillingham\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow and Tutor in Theology at Worcester College and is Reader in the Old Testament at the University of Oxford. She has written various books and articles on the Psalms and Biblical Interpretation, including \u003ci\u003eThe Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eOne Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).  This is the first of a two-volume commentary covering the Psalms. It provides a fascinating introduction to the literary, historical, and theological background of psalmody, examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history. Gillingham explores the psalms through liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, translation and imitation, and musical composition and artistic illustration. Included are illustrations of significant psalms, helpful maps, and an extensive bibliography; an expanded bibliography to accompany the book is also available at \u003cb\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/gillingham\u003c\/b\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eA forthcoming second volume will provide readers with a psalm-by-psalm commentary using the now established reception history approach. Taken together, these books constitute the most comprehensive resource available on the topic. For further information about this innovative reception-history series, visit the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at \u003cb\u003ewww.bbibcomm.net\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is a breakthrough in our understanding of the reception history of the Psalter. It will appeal to scholars and students of the Psalms and also to everyone who uses and prays them. The scope is extraordinarily wide and covers both Jewish and Christian use of the Psalms over nearly three thousand years.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJohn Barton, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“As liturgical and devotional texts the Psalms occupy a unique place in Jewish and Christian tradition. In this impressively wide ranging study, Sue Gillingham explores how over the centuries the Psalms have inspired, been prayed, analyzed, interpreted and spoken with an extraordinary resonance to many kinds of human need. Musicians, liturgists and students of literature as well as theologians, clergy and Christian and Jewish teachers, will find fresh perspectives and new insights in this magisterial survey. We await with anticipation the second volume in which against this background the interpretation of individual psalms will be considered.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eThe Rt Revd Dr Geoffrey Rowell, Diocese of Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989882093797,"sku":"NP9780470674901","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470674901.jpg?v=1761785778","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/psalms-through-the-centuries-volume-1-isbn-9780470674901","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}