The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilizing Role.
Cover -- Title -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- General Introduction -- 1.1. Purpose and Terminology -- 1.2. Previous Studies -- 1.2.1. The Historicity of the Levite Singers in the First Temple -- 1.2.2. The Diachronic Development of the Levite Singer...
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2017
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ko, Ming Him, The Levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilising role] (2019)
[Rezension von: Ko, Ming Him, The Levite singers in Chronicles and their stabilising role] (2020) (Hjelm, Ingrid, 1951 -) |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- General Introduction -- 1.1. Purpose and Terminology -- 1.2. Previous Studies -- 1.2.1. The Historicity of the Levite Singers in the First Temple -- 1.2.2. The Diachronic Development of the Levite Singers in the Second Temple -- 1.2.3. The Theological Significance of the Levite Singers in Chronicles -- 1.3. Outline of the Study -- Introduction to Part II: -- The Influence of Mesopotamian Scribal-Musical Culture Introduction: Historical-Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 2 -- Scholar-Singers in Mesopotamia -- 2.1. The Manifold Aspects of the Mesopotamian Scholar-Singers -- 2.2. The Educational Role of kalû-priests: The Training of the Neo-Babylonian Scholar-Singers -- 2.2.1. The Neo-Babylonian Scribal Education and the Specialised Training of kalû -- 2.2.2. The Father‒Son Apprenticeship of kalûtu -- 2.2.3. Education as Building the Ideological Identity of kalû -- 2.3. The Scribal Role of kalû-priests: The Oral-Written Transmission of the Babylonian Traditions -- 2.3.1. Authorship in Ancient Mesopotamia -- 2.3.2. The Musical-Written Transmission of Traditions -- 2.3.3. The Concept of Divine Inspiration -- 2.4. The Liturgical Aspect of kalû-priests: The Role of Music in Fostering Well-being and Security -- 2.4.1. The Liturgy of kalû: Singing to Promote Well-being and Stability -- 2.4.2. The Temple as Counterpart and Holiness -- 2.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- King Jehoiachin of Judah and the Influence of Mesopotamia on the Jewish Exile Community -- 3.1. Jehoiachin and the Influence of Mesopotamia -- 3.1.1. The Babylonian Royal Court -- 3.1.2. The Influence of the kalû-priests' Lament Tradition -- 3.1.3. The City of Babylon -- 3.1.4. The Jewish Exile Communities in Babylonia -- 3.1.5. The Descendants of Jehoiachin -- 3.1.6. Summary. 3.2. The Citizen-Temple Community and the Influence of Mesopotamia -- 3.2.1. The "Authentic" Community and the Making of Its Identity -- 3.2.2. Temple and Singers in Ezra-Nehemiah and Haggai -- 3.2.3. Temple Vessels in Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah -- 3.3. Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part I -- Introduction to Part II: The Theological Significance of the Service of Levite Singers in the Book of Chronicles -- Introduction: Ideological Perspective -- The Chronicler's Historical Truth-Claims -- The Citizen-Temple Community and the Dating of Chronicles -- Chapter 4 -- Temple as Counterpart as a Pre-understanding of the Chronicler -- 4.1. The Citizen-Temple Community in the Pre-Hellenistic Culture -- 4.2. Temple as Counterpart as the Pre-Understanding of the Chronicler -- 4.2.1. Expressions of the Temple as Counterpart in Chronicles -- 4.2.2. The Temple as Counterpart in Pre-Chronistic Works -- 4.2.3. Summary -- 4.3. The Temple in Chronicles -- 4.3.1. The Temple as the Place in Which Wrath Was Averted: 1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1 -- 4.3.2. The Temple as the Place Built from a Divine Template: 1 Chronicles 28:11-19 -- 4.3.3. The Temple as the Place Reaching the Heavens: 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 -- 4.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Prophecy for Covenantal Stability: Music and Prophecy in the Educational Context of Levite Singers -- 5.1. Prophecy and Psalmody -- 5.2. Prophecy and Covenant in Chronicles -- 5.3. Music and Prophecy in 1 Chronicles 25:1‒8 -- 5.3.1. Translation -- 5.3.2. David "Set Apart" (1 Chronicles 25:1) -- 5.3.3. Prophesying Under the Directions of David (1 Chronicles 25:1‒6) -- 5.3.4. The Father-Son Apprenticeship System (1 Chronicles 25:7‒8) -- 5.3.5. Summary -- 5.4. Music and Prophecy in 2 Chronicles 20:1‒30 -- 5.4.1. The General Context: Cosmic Stability -- 5.4.2. Comments on 2 Chronicles 20:1‒30 -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Remember YHWH's Covenantal Faithfulness: The Shaping of YHWH's Hymns in the Scribal Context of Levite Singers -- 6.1. The Levitical Shaping of the Psalter and Chronicles -- 6.2. The Levitical Scholar-Singers in 1 Chronicles 15‒16 -- 6.2.1. The Chronicler's Characterisation of the Levite Singers -- 6.2.2. A Translation of 1 Chronicles 16:8‒36 -- 6.3. The Psalmic Conclusion of Solomon's Prayer in 2 Chronicles 6:41‒42 -- 6.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Double Synchronisations for Cosmic Stability: Song and Sacrifice in the Liturgical Context of Levite Singers -- 7.1. Solomon's Inauguration of the Temple Worship -- 7.1.1. The General Context: Sukkot -- 7.1.2. Comments on 2 Chronicles 5:11‒14 -- 7.1.3. Comments on 2 Chronicles 7:1‒11 -- 7.2. Hezekiah's Reinauguration of the Temple Worship -- 7.2.1. The General Context: The Trespass of Ahaz -- 7.2.2. Hezekiah's Speech (2 Chronicles 29:5‒11) -- 7.2.3. The Purification and Consecration of the Temple (2 Chronicles 29:12‒19) -- 7.2.4. The Manipulation of Blood and the Purification Offering (2 Chronicles 29:20‒24) -- 7.2.5. The Synchronisation of Song and Burnt offering (2 Chronicles 29:25‒30) -- 7.2.6. The Well-being Offering and Thanksgivings (2 Chronicles 29:31‒36) -- 7.3. Hezekiah's and Josiah's Passovers -- 7.3.1. Hezekiah's Letter (2 Chronicles 30:6‒9) -- 7.3.2. Hezekiah's Prayer (2 Chronicles 30:18‒20) -- 7.3.3. The Joyful Celebration of the Feast (2 Chronicles 30:21‒27) -- 7.3.4. Josiah's Passover (2 Chronicles 35:1‒18) -- 7.4. Conclusion -- Conclusion to Part II -- Chapter 8 -- Conclusion -- 8.1. Reconsider Intra-Jewish Dynamics -- 8.2. Concluding Remarks -- 8.2.1. The Citizen-Temple Community and the Musical Culture of Mesopotamia -- 8.2.2. Singing for Covenantal Stability -- 8.3. Implications for Further Studies -- 8.3.1. Implications for the Study of Priests and Levites 8.3.2. Implications for the Chronicler's Gatekeepers -- 8.3.3. Implications for the Study of the Jewish Temple and Music -- 8.4. Summary -- Appendix A -- The Composition of 1 Chronicles 23-27 and 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 -- A1. The Composition of 1 Chronicles 23-27 (esp. 1 Chronicles 25) -- A2. The Composition of 2 Chronicles 36:22‒23 -- Appendix B -- Glossary -- Appendix C -- Mesopotamian Texts -- C1. A Letter from Marduk-šapik-zeri (Lines 36‒50) -- C2. The Examination Text A (Line 24) -- C3. A Hymn to Ishtar (Section xiv) -- C4. Enuma eliš (Tablet IV, Lines 123‒46 -- Tablet V, Lines 117‒30 -- Tablet VI, Lines 39‒68 -- Tablet VII, Lines 145‒62) -- C5. Tablet V of Erra and Ishum (Lines 39‒61) -- C6. Expiatory Rites for the "Farmer" (Lines 9‒r.15) -- C7. Ritual to be Followed by the kalû-priest when Covering the Temple Kettle-Drum (Text A, Section (ii), Lines 1-36 and the Colophon) -- C8. The Nanshe Hymn (Lines 32‒46) -- C9. Hymn to Inanna (Lines 36‒44) -- C10. The Gudea Cylinder A (Section vii, Lines 2‒8 -- Section ix, Lines 5‒10) -- C11. Ritual for the Repair of a Temple (Text B, reverse) -- C12. The Court of Nebuchadnezzar (iii 33-v 29) -- C13. UDAM KI AMUS: It Touches the Earth Like a Storm (Lines 1‒100) -- Appendix D -- A Chronological Chart of Ancient Mesopotamia -- Appendix E -- A Synoptic Table of Enuma eliš and Genesis -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors |
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| ISBN: | 0567677036 |