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Singing reconciliation : inhabiting the moral life according to Colossians 3:16
Title
Singing reconciliation : inhabiting the moral life according to Colossians 3:16 / Amy Whisenand Krall.
ISBN
9789004682528
900468252X
9789004682535
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]
Physical Description
viii, 284 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
The letter to the Colossians contains a series of moral instructions in Colossians 3:12-17 and includes the admonition to "sing" among them. This study considers how music-making (specifically singing) supports moral formation according to the letter to the Colossians. Studies in ethnomusicology, anthropology of the voice, and music psychology offer useful frameworks for conceptualizing how a social practice like music-making forms participants into a community and shapes how they know themselves, their community, and the world. With the aid of these frameworks, we find that the singing in Colossians 3:16, as a corporate, vocal practice of music-making, enables the members of the church community to inhabit the story of reconciliation found in the Christ Hymn (Col 1:15-20).
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 08, 2024
Series
Biblical interpretation series ; v. 217
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction. The question ; My approach to the letter : what purpose does this letter serve? ; Methodology/methodologies ; Significance for the debate over Pauline ethics ; Going forward
1. The historical musical context
a "sonic tour" of a first century city in Asia Minor. Introduction ; The soundscapes of ancient cities ; A sonic tour of an ancient city in Asia Minor
2. Singing as a corporate, vocalized, musical act in Colossians 3:16. Introduction ; A sketch of singing in Col 3:16 : a vocal, corporate practice of music-making ; Singing "in your hearts" as an individual, inner, silent, and non-vocalized act? ; Conclusion
3. "Marvelous for what?" singing as a social practice in the life of a community : concepts and questions from ethnomusicology, anthropology of the voice, and music psychology. Introduction ; Contributions from ethnomusicology
"music" as action in a social context ; Contributions from anthropology of the voice and music psychology
the role of the "voice" : singing as epistemic medium ; Conclusion
4. The Christ Hymn (Col 1:15-20), its undergirding Christological narrative, and moral practice. Introduction ; Colossians 1:15-20 as a "hymn" which "fuels" moral action and the social imaginary ; Colossians 1:15-20 and its necessary contexts ; Conclusion
5. The practice of music-making, reconciliation, and maturity in Christ. Introduction ; The practice of singing, "participatory knowledge," and formation ; Singing, the story of reconciliation in Col 1:15-20, and maturity in Christ ; Conclusion
Conclusion. Introduction ; Implications for Pauline scholarship ; Implications for the Christian imagination for worship ; A final note.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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