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For Dick driver, cook, fiercest critic, closest friend Little by little, one travels far. (J.R.R. Tolkien) Blackwell Bible Commentaries Series Editors: John Sawyer, Christopher Rowland, Judith Kovacs, David M. Gunn John Through the Centuries Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries Mark Edwards Eric S. Christianson Revelation Through the Centuries Esther Through the Centuries Judith Kovacs & Christopher Jo Carruthers Rowland Psalms Through the Centuries: Judges Through the Centuries Volume One David Gunn Susan Gillingham Exodus Through the Centuries Galatians Through the Centuries Scott M. Langston John Riches Forthcoming: Leviticus Through the Centuries The Minor Prophets Through the Mark Elliott Centuries 1 & 2 Samuel Through the Centuries By Jin Han and Richard Coggins David Gunn Mark Through the Centuries 1 & 2 Kings Through the Centuries Christine Joynes Martin O’Kane Luke Through the Centuries Psalms Through the Centuries: Larry Kreitzer Volume Two The Acts of the Apostles Through Susan Gillingham the Centuries Song of Songs Through the Centuries Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons Francis Landy and Fiona Black Romans Through the Centuries Isaiah Through the Centuries Paul Fiddes John F. A. Sawyer 1 Corinthians Through the Centuries Jeremiah Through the Centuries Jorunn Okland Mary Chilton Callaway 2 Corinthians Through the Centuries Lamentations Through Paula Gooder the Centuries Hebrews Through the Centuries Paul M. Joyce and Diane Lipton John Lyons Ezekiel Through the Centuries James Through the Centuries Andrew Mein David Gowler Jonah Through the Centuries Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries Yvonne Sherwood Jay Twomey V P o s l a u l m m e s O T n h e r o u g h t h Susan Gillingham e C e n t u r i e s © 2008 by Susan Gillingham blackwell publishing 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Susan Gillingham to be identifi ed as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. First published 2008 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1 2008 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gillingham, S. E. (Susan E.) Psalms through the centuries / Susan Gillingham. p. cm.—(Blackwell Bible commentaries) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-631-21855-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Psalms—Commentaries. I. Title. BS1430.53.G55 2007 223'.207—dc22 2007013646 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12 pt Minion by SPi Publisher Services, Pondichery, India Printed and bound in Singapore by Utopia Press Pte Ltd The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environ- mental accreditation standards. For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website at www.blackwellpublishing.com C o n t e n t s List of Illustrations ix Series Editors’ Preface xi Preface xiii Works Cited xv Introduction: Towards a Reception-History Commentary on the Psalms 1 1 The Eleventh Century BCE to the Fifth Century CE: Translation, Exposition, Instruction, Liturgy and the Prophetic Bias 5 Jewish Reception 5 From Composition to Compilation to Translation 5 Exposition: The Prophetic Bias 9 vi Contents Instruction through Imitations of Psalms 11 Christian Reception 13 The Psalms as Prophecies in the New Testament 14 The Psalms as Prophecies in the Church Fathers 24 Alexandrian Commentators 28 Liturgical Adaptations of the Psalms 40 Christian Liturgy 40 Jewish Liturgy 43 Concluding Observations 46 2 The Fifth to Eleventh Centuries: Liturgy, Exposition, Artistic Representation 47 Christian Reception 47 Liturgy 47 Exposition, Homily, Translation 55 Artistic Representation 62 Jewish Reception 68 Liturgy 68 Translation, Exposition, Homily 71 Artistic Representation 75 Concluding Observations 75 3 The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries: Learning and Discerning 77 Jewish and Christian Controversies through Exegetical Works 77 Preliminary Considerations 77 Jewish Commentators 82 Christian Commentators 87 Christian and Jewish Artists 95 Christian Illumination 95 Jewish Illumination 104 Christian and Jewish Didactic Works 113 Christian Writers 113 Jewish Writers 117 Christian and Jewish Liturgy 120 Christian Adaptations 120 Jewish Adaptations 123 Translation in Christian Tradition 123 Concluding Observations 130 4 The Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries: Democratization and Dissemination 131 Reception as Translation: Christian Responses 131 Contents vii Commentary, Liturgy, Homily and Translation on the Continent 131 Liturgy, Homily and Translation in England and Scotland 146 Reception as Aesthetic Representation: Jewish and Christian Responses 163 Jewish Reception through Art and Music 163 Christian Reception through Art, Literary Imitation and Music 166 Concluding Observations 190 5 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: Secularization and Revitalization 192 Christian Responses 194 Exegetical Works 194 Devotional Works 203 Musical Reception 220 Reception through Liturgy 228 Translations of Psalmody 230 Jewish Responses 234 Reception as Translation and Liturgy 234 Reception as Homily and Exegesis 237 Aesthetic Responses 239 Concluding Observations 240 6 The Twentieth to Twenty-First Centuries: Pluralism and Ecumenism 242 Christian and Jewish Translations of Psalmody 246 Liturgy and Psalmody in Christian and Jewish Traditions 254 Exegetical Studies, Christian and Jewish 266 Devotional Works, Christian and Jewish 282 Aesthetic Responses, Christian and Jewish 290 Concluding Observations 307 Conclusion: From Introduction to Commentary 309 Glossary 313 References 322 Index of Psalms 351 Index of Names 361 Subject Index 368

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