The Levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilising role

"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 musi...

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Main Author: Ko, Ming Him (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London Oxford New York Bloomsbury T & T Clark 2017
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (657)
Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ko, Ming Him, The levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilizing role] (2018) (Nurmela, Risto, 1956 -)
[Rezension von: Ko, Ming Him, The Levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilising role] (2020) (Hjelm, Ingrid, 1951 -)
[Rezension von: Ko, Ming Him, The Levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilising role] (2019)
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 657
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Chronicle 1.-2. / Singer / Levite
Further subjects:B Levites
B Priests, Jewish Biblical teaching
B Bible. Chronicles Criticism, interpretation, etc
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 292-310
ISBN:0567677028