The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role
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The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role

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The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780567686923
eBook ISBN
9780567677037
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1. General Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Scholar-Singers in Mesopotamia
  9. Chapter 3. King Jehoiachin of Judah and the Influence of Mesopotamia on the Jewish Exile Community
  10. Chapter 4. Temple as Counterpart as a Pre-understanding of the Chronicler
  11. Chapter 5. Prophecy for Covenantal Stability: Music and Prophecy in the Educational Context of Levite Singers
  12. Chapter 6. Remember YHWH’s Covenantal Faithfulness: The Shaping of YHWH’s Hymns in the Scribal Context of Levite Singers
  13. Chapter 7. Double Synchronisations for Cosmic Stability: Song and Sacrifice in the Liturgical Context of Levite Singers
  14. Chapter 8. Conclusion
  15. Appendix A. The Composition of 1 Chronicles 23–27 and 2 Chronicles 36:22–23
  16. Appendix B. Glossary
  17. Appendix C. Mesopotamian Texts
  18. Appendix D. A Chronological Chart of Ancient Mesopotamia
  19. Appendix E. A Synoptic Table of Enuma eliš and Genesis
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index of References
  22. Index of Authors