Psalms in Community

by Attridge, Harold W.

• ISBN13: 9781589830783
• ISBN10: 1589830784
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Scholars Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Abbreviations	ix
Preface	1	(6)
INTRODUCTION: THE PSALMS IN TWO RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
Christian Liturgical Psalmody: Origins, Development, Decomposition, Collapse
Robert P. Taft, S.J.	7	(26)
Hallels, Midrash, Canon, and Loss: Psalms in Jewish Liturgy
Lawrence A. Hoffman	33	(28)
PART 1: PSALMS IN THE LIFE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
Sweet Singer of Israel: David and the Psalms in Early Judaism
Esther M. Menn	61	(14)
Amazing Grace: The Transformation of the Thanksgiving Hymn at Qumran
John J. Collins	75	(12)
The Psalter as a Book of Theology
Patrick D. Miller	87	(14)
PART 2: PSALMS IN CHRISTIAN ORIGINS
Giving Voice to Jesus: Use of the Psalms in the New Testament
Harold W. Attridge	101	(12)
The Psalms and the Origins of Christology
Adela Yarbro Collins	113	(12)
Christian "Rock" Music at Corinth?
Diana M. Swancutt	125	(22)
PART 3: PSALMS IN FORMATIVE JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANTTY
Philo's Impact on Christian Psalmody
Peter Jeffery	147	(42)
Finding the Right Key: The Aims and Strategies of Early Christian Interpretation of the Psalms
Brian Daley, S.J.	189	(18)
A Note on the Peshitta Psalms and Their Use at Ramsa (Evening Prayer) in the East Syrian Tradition
Byan D. Spinks	207	(8)
PART 4: PSALMS IN THE LATIN MIDDLE AGES AND THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
Hildegard and the Dawn Song of Lauds: An Introduction to Benedictine Psalmody
Margot Fassler	215	(26)
Illuminated Psalter Commentaries
Walter Cahn	241	(24)
"Soul Anatomy": Calvin's Commentary on the Psalms
Serene Jones	265	(20)
Calvin's Geneva and the Psalms
Carlos Eire	285	(8)
Feathered Psalms: 01d World Forms in a New World Garb
Jaime Lara	293	(20)
PART 5: CASE STUDIES OF CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
Psalms in a Contemporary African American Church
Gilbert I. Bond	313	(12)
Chanting Psalms Today: The Zemirot in Syrian Sabbath Prayers
Mark Kligman	325	(16)
Tradition and Renewal in Contemporary Greek Orthodox Psalmody
Alexander Lingas	341	(18)
PART 6: TEXTUAL TRADITION IN CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
Texts and Translations in Tension
Richard J. Clifford, S.J.	359	(6)
Singing God's Praises: The Translation and Liturgical Uses of Hallel Psalms 113 and 114
Elliot L. Stevens	365	(8)
Texts in Tension: Translations for Contemporary Worship
Gordon Lathrop	373	(8)
PART 7: THE PSALMS IN PREACHING AND POETRY TODAY
Singing a New Song: The Poetic Afterlife of the Psalms
Peter S. Hawkins	381	(14)
Mizmor l'David
Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig	395	(8)
Evening Prayer, Sunday, 21 January 2001: Psalm 103
Ellen Davis	403
Bibliography
Primary Sources, Catalogues, and Multivolume Reference Works	407	(10)
Secondary Sources	417	(38)
Index of Canonical and Deuterocanonical References	455	(4)
General Index	459	(10)
Contributors	469