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In 1958, Bible scholar Morton Smith announced the discovery of a
sensational manuscript-a second-century letter written by St.
Clement of Alexandria, who quotes an unknown, longer version of the
Gospel of Mark. When Smith published the letter in 1973, he set off
a firestorm of controversy that has raged ever since. Is the text
authentic, or a hoax? Is Smith's interpretation correct? Did Jesus
really practice magic, or homosexuality? And if the letter is a
forgery . . . why?
Through close examination of the "discovered" manuscript's text,
Peter Jeffery unravels the answers to the mystery and tells the
tragic tale of an estranged Episcopalian priest who forged an
ancient gospel and fooled many of the best biblical scholars of his
time. Jeffery shows convincingly that Smith's Secret Gospel is
steeped in anachronisms and that its construction was influenced by
Oscar Wilde's "Salome," twentieth-century misunderstandings of
early Christian liturgy, and Smith's personal struggles with
Christian sexual morality.
Comparative studies of medieval chant traditions in western Europe,
Byzantium and the Slavic nations illuminate music, literacy and
culture. Gregorian chant was the dominant liturgical music of the
medieval period, from the time it was adopted by Charlemagne's
court in the eighth century; but for centuries afterwards it
competed with other musical traditions, local repertories from the
great centres of Rome, Milan, Ravenna, Benevento, Toledo,
Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Kievan Rus, and comparative study of
these chant traditions can tell us much about music, liturgy,
literacy and culture a thousand years ago. This is the first
book-length work to look at the issues in a global, comprehensive
way, in the manner of the work of Kenneth Levy, the leading
exponent of comparative chant studies. It covers the four most
fruitful approaches for investigators: the creation and
transmission of chant texts, based on the psalms and other sources,
and their assemblage into liturgical books; the analysis and
comparison of musical modes and scales; the usesof neumatic
notation for writing down melodies, and the differences wrought by
developmental changes and notational reforms over the centuries;
and the use of case studies, in which the many variations in a
specific text or melodyare traced over time and geographical
distance. The book is therefore of profound importance for
historians of medieval music or religion - Western, Byzantine, or
Slavonic - and for anyone interested in issues of orality and
writing in the transmission of culture. PETER JEFFERY is Professor
of Music History, Princeton University. Contributors: JAMES W.
McKINNON, MARGOT FASSLER, MICHEL HUGLO, NICOLAS SCHIDLOVSKY, KEITH
FALCONER, PETER JEFFERY, DAVID G.HUGHES, SYSSE GUDRUN ENGBERG,
CHARLES M. ATKINSON, MILOS VELIMIROVIC, JORGEN RAASTED+, RUTH
STEINER, DIMITRIJE STEFANOVIC, ALEJANDRO PLANCHART.
Studying Gregorian chant presents many problems to the researcher
because its most important stages of development were not recorded
in writing. From the sixth to the tenth century, this form of music
existed only in song as medieval musicians relied on their memories
and voices to pass each verse from one generation to the next.
Peter Jeffery offers an innovative new approach for understanding
how these melodies were created, memorized, performed, and
modified. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including
anthropology and ethnomusicology, he identifies characteristics of
Gregorian chant that closely resemble other oral traditions in
non-Western cultures and demonstrates ways music historians can
take into account the social, cultural, and anthropological
contexts of chant's development.
"I wish someone had given me a book like LIFE IN THE PSLAMS when I
was a young Christian in my twenties. With the simple clarity and
straight-forward honesty that reminds me of the great J. C. Ryle,
Peter Jeffrey's devotional introduction to many of the psalms is a
tonic for the heart and a primer on how to get good out of the
Scripture. Peter aims to help the new Christian of any age and he
almost always succeeds. I plan to purchase a copy and make sure
that I use it for my devotional reading in the psalms and as a
pastor, I will use it in my sermon preparation to remind me how to
make practical application. And I will keep copies on hand to give
away to young Christians reading the psalms." - Pastor Steve Martin
Regime Magazine of New Writing. This is the third issue of the
world's most frivolous serious literary magazine. Publishing the
best new poetry, fiction and performance writing we can get our
hands on. We are Australian, but with a global outlook for bold new
writing.
Peter Jeffery has a special gift of saying a great deal in a few
words. Once again he has hit the mark in this brand new title
intended for young people. There are 52 very brief chapters
covering a great variety of subjects from Kings and Presidents to
athletes and animals. Young people (and the not so young) will find
the author an able guide to lead them into lessons that will stick
and stay. This can be given as a gift to young people, and also
used in Family Worship by moms and dads. The first time I heard
Peter Jeffery preach I was immediately struck with his uncanny
ability to illustrate profound truth in simple words. It is a true
honor for Solid Ground Christian Books to be asked to publish the
latest book from the heart of a dear friend who loves Christ Jesus
more than life.
The first edition of Regime Mazagine, a journal of poetry, short
stories and performance writing. Bursting with new talent and old
masters. New poems by Andrew Burke, Amanda Joy, Peter Jeffery and
Richard James Allen. New short stories by Ari Mattes, Damon
Lockwood, Petri Ivalo Sinda and Kailash Srinivasan. Screenplay for
short and terrifying vampire film by Ruth Stubbings.
The Second Edition of Regime Magazine is an impressive collection
of poetry, fiction and performance writing that is Australian in
essence, but international in outlook. Not only are we proud to
publish new work by Australian writers such as Geoff Page, Ryan
O'Neill, Shane McCauley, Kate Middleton, Andrew Burke and Roland
Leach (and so many others), we include international voices such as
Frederick Pollack, Karla Linn Merrifield, Paul Fauteux and Jonathan
Greenhause.
Liturgiam Authenticam, issued by the Congregation for Divine
Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 2001 has resulted
in wide coverage in the Catholic press, largely lamenting its lack
of historical accuracy and clarity in legislating the use of
liturgical texts. Translating Tradition includes four essays by
Peter Jeffery, Obl.S.B., that appeared in Worship in 2004. The
articles comment on Liturgiam Authenticam, point out its
inconsistencies, lack of being mindful of church tradition, and
problematic directives. Essays are "A Chant Historian Reads
Liturgiam Authenticam 1: The Latin Liturgical Traditions," "A Chant
Historian Reads Liturgiam Authenticam 2: The Bible in the Roman
Rite," "A Chant Historian Reads Liturgiam Authenticam 3: Languages
and Cultures," and "A Chant Historian Reads Liturgiam Authenticam
4: Human and Angelic Tongues." The English translation text of
Liturgiam Authenticam is published as an appendice to the book.
Between 1945 and 1990 the Western Allies mounted some of the most
audacious and successful intelligence collection operations of the
Cold War. Conducted in great secrecy, aircrews flew specially
modified transport and training aircraft along the Berlin Air
Corridors and Control Zone to gather intelligence on Soviet and
East German military targets in the German Democratic Republic and
around Berlin. The Air Corridors comprised three regulated airways
for civil and military air traffic that connected West Berlin to
West Germany. Operating under the guise of innocent transport and
training flights, the pilots used their right of access to gather
huge amounts of imagery for forty-five years. They also provided
the western intelligence community with unique knowledge of the
organisation and equipment used by Warsaw Pact forces. For the
first time, using recently declassified materials and extensive
interviews with those involved, Looking Down the Corridors provides
a detailed account and analysis of these operations and their
unique contribution to the Cold War.
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