Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition

ISBN: 0227173635

Author: Handy, Lowell K.

Condition: New

Psalm 29, a sacred text in Jewish and Christian Bibles, has been understood in a variety of ways through time and in different traditions. This volume presents a sample of the use and meaning derived from a single biblical text. From the earliest translations to contemporary African Independent Churches, this psalm has been an integral part of synagogue and church, but what it has meant and how it is used is a fascinating journey through human culture. Not only the understanding of the written word, but also the liturgical use and the musical adaptations of a biblical text are considered here. This is a book for anyone- scholar, student, or laity - with an interest in the Bible in its many contexts.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations List of Contributors 1. Introduction Lowell K. Handy 2. Adapting Psalm 29 through Translation Brooks Schramm 3. Echoes of "the Voice": Psalm 29 in the Fathers Jeffrey B. Gibson 4. Psalm 29 in Jewish Psalms Commentary (Midrash Tehillim): King David's Instructions for Synagogue Prayer Esther Menn and David Sandmel 5. The Psalms and Psalm 29 among Syrian Christians Paul S. Russell 6. Not Elijah's God: Medieval Jewish and Christian Interpretation of Psalm 29 Stacy Davis 7. Luther and Calvin Read Psalm 29 Lowell K. Handy 8. The Liturgical Use of Psalm 29 Bert Polman 9. Singing Psalm 29 Faithfully Emily R. Brink 10. Gods of Glory Ought to Thunder: The Canaanite Matrix of Psalm 29 Dennis Pardee and Nancy Pardee 11. Psalm 29 in African Indigenous Churches in Nigeria David Tuesday Adamo Index of Proper Names