As the first compendium of musical instruments in the Bible, this
volume is both a reference book and a piece of serious scholarly
research based on historical facts, comparative linguistic
analysis, and careful musical study. In researching the musical
instruments in the Bible, the sources drawn on include the main
translations of the Bible both ancient and modern, the works of
rabbinic teachers, Church Fathers, medieval exegetes and
contemporary scholars. The Compendium contains a historical survey
and 34 specific entries. The survey outlines the background of
Hebrew instrumental music, its origin and links with neighbouring
cultures, the role of instruments in the religious, social, public
and private life of ancient Israel, and the system of musical
education. It also traces the development of Hebrew musical
instruments in post-biblical times, showing their new symbolic
significance in the writings of the Church Fathers, in the comments
of the Medieval and Renaissance exegetes, and culturally based
interpretations of the terms for the instruments in translations of
the Bible into different languages both ancient and modern. The
specific entries include the whole range of instrumental
terminology, including ambiguous terms that may have instrumental
meaning. The Compendium also contains indices, a glossary of
Biblical and Talmudic terms, a bibliography, a list of all the
references to musical instruments in the Bible, a table of
instrumental ensembles and a summary table of their names as found
in different Bible versions. The Compendium is intended for
specialists in various disciplines: theologians, historians,
philologists and Bible translators, as well as for all who would
like to have a deeper understanding of the Book of Books.
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