I’ve been developing a course on the Bible and music, and so was delighted to see a review of a book on the topic appear in Review of Biblical Literature. The book is Bible & Music: Influences of the Old Testament on Western Music, by Max Stern. Here is a video of the author, reading from and talking about his book at Barnes and Noble:
Stern is a composer himself, and so here is his piece “Biblical Landscapes”:
He has also written a follow-up volume, Psalms and Music.
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