As Though We Were Dreaming
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As Though We Were Dreaming

A Commentary on the Songs of Ascents for Lent

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

As Though We Were Dreaming

A Commentary on the Songs of Ascents for Lent

About this book

The Eastern Christian liturgical tradition of Lent has long included the chanting of the Songs of Ascents (Pss 120-134) as "entrance songs" of not only the special penance service known as the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, but also of the season of repentance. Ruckhaus' commentary in As Though We Were Dreaming provides theological insight and exegetical breadth to this group of Psalms. Even more so, Ruckhaus drives the reader to engage the Songs of Ascents and participate in the descent and ascent of meaningful and life-changing repentance. The commentary here does more than just compare the struggle of the ancient Jews reflected in the Songs of Ascents with that of the early Christian community and our own experience. Ruckhaus insists on a "gutteral connection" between the anxiety and hope of reconstituting the people of God after the disaster of the exile and that of the passion of Jesus. "The gospel story is already genetically encoded in the story of Israel." The liturgical incorporation of the Songs of Ascents in the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts "grounds" the Church's participation in the Great Story. We don't borrow the ancient psalms of the Jews' struggle to reconstitute a kingdom of God; we share in that struggle.

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Information

Publisher
Resource Publications
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781625644220
9781498268868
eBook ISBN
9781630870478
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Rituals & Practice

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Abreviations
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Songs of Ascents
  7. The First Antiphon—Psalms 120–124
  8. Chapter 2: Psalm 120
  9. Chapter 3: Psalm 121
  10. Chapter 4: Psalm 122
  11. Chapter 5: Psalm 123
  12. Chapter 6: Psalm 124
  13. The Second Antiphon—Psalms 125–129
  14. Chapter 7: Psalm 125
  15. Chapter 8: Psalm 126
  16. Chapter 9: Psalm 127
  17. Chapter 10: Psalm 128
  18. Chapter 11: Psalm 129
  19. The Third Antiphon—Psalms 130–134
  20. Chapter 12: Psalm 130
  21. Chapter 13: Psalm 131
  22. Chapter 14: Psalm 132
  23. Chapter 15: Psalm 133
  24. Chapter 16: Psalm 134
  25. Chapter 17: Conclusion
  26. Bibliography

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