The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Ko, Ming Him

ISBN 10: 0567686922 / ISBN 13: 9780567686923

Published by T&T Clark, 2019

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pp. 344.

Seller Inventory # 26376462742

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilising Role (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567686922
• ISBN 13: 9780567686923
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Ming Him Ko is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Alliance Bible Seminary, Hong Kong.

Laura Quick is Assistant Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, USA.

Jacqueline Vayntrub is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale University, USA