Description
- Provides a fascinating introduction to the literary, historical, and theological background of psalmody
- Examines the psalms through liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, translation and imitation, and musical composition and artistic illustration
- Includes illustrations of significant psalms, helpful maps, and an extensive bibliography; an expanded bibliography to accompany the book is also available at www.wiley.com/go/gillingham
- A forthcoming second volume is planned, which will take an alternative psalm-by-psalm approach
- Now available in paperback, and published in the innovative reception-history series, Blackwell Bible Commentaries
About the Author
Susan Gillingham is Fellow and Tutor in Theology at Worcester College and is Reader in the Old Testament at the University of Oxford. She has written various books and articles on the Psalms and Biblical Interpretation, including The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible (1994), One Bible, Many Voices: Different Approaches to Biblical Studies (1998) and The Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study (2002).
Reviews
"Dr Gillingham has already published widely on the Psalms, and we look forward to her second volume." (Journal of Theological Studies, 1 October 2013)
"A most impressive piece of work ...The coverage is truly encyclopaedic in scope and nothing seems to have escaped Gillingham's attention."
-Journal for the Study of the Old Testament"Gillingham meticulously masters the diverse reception history of the psalms ... Every page is bursting with solid research and influential insight. An invaluable addition to the field."
-Religious Studies Review
"This wonderful book whets the appetite both for its second volume, and for more volumes of this valuable series ... [A] highly innovative and promising project."
-International Review of Biblical Studies
Book Information
ISBN 9780470674901
Author Susan Gillingham
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 150mm * 23mm