The Levite Singers In Chronicles And Their Stabilising Role

Author : Ming Him Ko
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567677036
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role written by Ming Him Ko and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the Chronicler's special interest in Levite singers. It takes into consideration the socio-ideological milieu of the Jerusalem temple community in the Persian period and the Mesopotamian elite professional norms and practices that nourished the singers and their music. It also explores the conception of the earthly temple as representative of its heavenly counterpart, and looks at the way in which this shaped the Chronicler's theological frame of reference. The work is divided into two parts. Part I examines the Mesopotamian scribal-musical background, to which Ko attributes the rise of music in Chronicles. Part II considers the Chronicler's ideological perspective, the language of the temple and the educational, scribal, and liturgical services of Levite singers. By focusing on the characterisation of the Levite singers in the light of their Mesopotamian counterparts, Ko shows how they sought to foster cosmic stability according to the terms of the Davidic covenant.

Author : J. Nathan Clayton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532686773
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbol, Service, and Song written by J. Nathan Clayton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Old Testament, the Levites stand as key ministry leaders for the worship of the people of God, from their origins with Moses and the tabernacle, to their service at the Jerusalem temple, to their roles in the postexilic period. This study proposes a multidimensional reading of the texts centered on the Levites in the Davidic narratives of 1 Chronicles 10–29. From a literary point of view, the notion that the Levites are closely associated with the symbol of God’s presence is explored. From a historical perspective, the roles of the Levites in expanding the service to God and his people is examined. And from a theological perspective, the means by which the Levites facilitate the song of God’s people is studied. Overall, this work seeks to defend the idea that these texts contribute significantly to the rhetorical argumentation, the historiographic method, and the biblical-theological meaning of the canonical books of Chronicles generally, and of the Davidic narratives of 1 Chronicles 10–29 specifically, as they emphasize the central role played by proper Levitical worship leadership at the time of David and during the challenging situation of the Chronicler’s Yehudite postexilic audience.

Author : Benjamin D. Giffone
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161562380
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storymaking, Textual Development, and Varying Cultic Centralizations written by Benjamin D. Giffone and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2023-07-21 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leslie C. Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567697037
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1 & 2 Chronicles: An Introduction and Study Guide written by Leslie C. Allen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leslie C. Allen introduces students to the 1 & 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament, incorporating insights from over two decades of previous scholarship while grounding his analysis in earlier key works. “A Message for Yehud” sums up what has been judged to be a fundamental motivation underlying the whole book, a conviction that the obligation to “seek the Lord” in the light of the Torah and prophetic texts must be laid on the hearts of the community of Yehud in the fourth century BCE. To this end, using Samuel-Kings as a basis, Chronicles reviewed pre-exilic royal history for positive and negative clues as to how the generation for which it was written might achieve this spiritual ideal. In the book, Allen shows how this program was communicated all through the book by literary and rhetorical means.

Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666904708
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Goliath as Gentle Giant written by Jonathan L. Friedmann and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”

Author : Ming Him Ko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781783681693
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leviticus written by Ming Him Ko and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Leviticus has a two-fold mission. Leviticus 1-16 symbolizes the order of the world through sacrifices, purity law, and sacred boundaries, so God's people can acknowledge his presence in their life. The second part extends the belief of holiness through moral laws of sex and social justice, so God's people can be holy, as he is.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310559626
Total Pages : 1904 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Asia Bible Commentary written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 1904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-volume commentary, written and edited by South Asian Biblical scholars on all the books of the Bible.

Author : Margaret Barker
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567600580
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great High Priest written by Margaret Barker and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2003-05-21 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Barker has been researching and writing about the Jerusalem temple for over twenty years. Many of her studies have remained unpublished. Here for the first time her work on the roots of Christian liturgy has been brought together.Whereas most scholarship has concentrated upon the synagogue, Margaret Barker's work on the Jerusalem temple contributes significantly to our understanding of the meaning and importance of many elements of Christian liturgy which have hitherto remained obscure. This book opens up a new field of research.The many subjects addressed include the roots of the Eucharist in various temple rituals and offerings other than Passover, the meaning of the holy of holies and the Christian sanctuary, the cosmology of temple and church, the significance of the Veil of the Temple for understanding priesthood and Incarnation, the Holy Wisdom and the Mother of God, angels and priesthood, the concept of unity, the high priestly tradition in the early church and evidence that Christianity was a conscious continuation of the temple.All scholars and students whose interest encompasses the origins of Christian (and Orthodox) liturgy, the Old Testament, early Christianity, Jewish Christian relations, Platonism and the origins of Islam will find this book a hugely rewarding source of information and new ideas.

Author : Steven Schweitzer
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567363171
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading Utopia in Chronicles written by Steven Schweitzer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination employs a literary approach in an attempt to address the coherence of Chronicles as a whole.

Author : Edward Curtis
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825442303
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interpreting the Wisdom Books written by Edward Curtis and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2017 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wisdom Literature of the Bible (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs) is filled with practical principles for everyday life. While some Christians are deterred by the pragmatic character of these matter-of-fact guidelines, they are as integral to God's purposes for His people as the explicitly theological material that dominates other parts of Scripture. The Wisdom books tie these two streams of God's revelation together in a way that enriches and strengthens the church. It is a thorough resource for pastors and teachers to help them navigate the sometimes bewildering waters of the Wisdom Literature.