The Lord's Song: The Basis, Function and Significance of Choral Music in Chronicles

by John W. Kleinig

Why do the books of Chronicles regard the performance of choral music as an integral part of the sacrificial ritual at the temple, despite the lack of sanction for it in the Pentateuch? And why do they stress that it must be synchronized with the presentation of the regular public burnt offering at the temple? These and other questions are answered in this challenging new volume. After an introductory chapter defining the scope of the study as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567024172
• ISBN13: 9780567024176
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"