{"id":34038,"date":"2016-03-16T13:49:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T17:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=34038"},"modified":"2016-07-22T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T15:15:17","slug":"max-stern-bible-and-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/03\/max-stern-bible-and-music.html","title":{"rendered":"Max Stern: Bible and Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ve 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\u00a0Review of Biblical Literature<\/em><\/a>. The book is Bible & Music: Influences of the Old Testament on Western Music<\/a><\/i>, by Max Stern.\u00a0Here is a video of the author, reading from and talking about his book at Barnes and Noble:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Stern is a composer himself, and so here is his piece \u201cBiblical Landscapes\u201d:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Max Stern - BIBLICAL LANDSCAPES for orchestra\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tWuXAjfPpok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He has also written a follow-up volume, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Rl6Xt2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Psalms and Music<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1602801665\/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1ISKQC38OI29Z&coliid=I1TZ2FBP29JI2&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=2c3a14769e3fcf2e19393b76922f138e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1602801665&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=1602801665\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Psalms-Music-Influences-Western\/dp\/1602802734\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=58d7214c22a5c73f7d0de5c3ed3c8042\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1602802734&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=1602802734\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve 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\u00a0Review of Biblical Literature. 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