{"product_id":"the-honey-of-souls-cassiodorus-and-the-interpretation-of-the-psalms-9780814684146","title":"The Honey of Souls Cassiodorus and the Interpretation of the Psalms","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This engaging book draws the reader in to the world of psalm interpretation that reflects the experience of Christians in Late Antiquity, when the reception of Scripture, and especially of the Psalms, was conditioned by oral tradition, liturgical performance, and prayer. The commentator comes alive in Olsen�s account, which folds the salient details of translation, symbolism, historical context, and transmission into a seamless narrative. His analysis of Cassiodorus�s contributions is enriching for specialists and informative for less expert readers.\"Susan Leslie Boynton, Professor of Music, Historic Musicology, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\"Derek Olsen�s conversational approach belies a serious scholarly study of one of the great figures of Western monasticism. He introduces us to Cassiodorus�s seminal commentary on the Psalter by narrating the earlier influences on his thinking, his strategies for interpreting the psalms, and his legacy in art, music, and glossed psalters. By presenting history as story, Olsen enables his readers, whether familiar with Cassiodorus or not, to encounter this great scholar in fresh and memorable ways.\"Sue Gillingham, Professor of the Hebrew Bible, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\"This authoritative study of Cassiodorus�s \u003ci\u003eExplanation of the Psalms\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and scholarly guide to one of the most influential works in the medieval church. As well as being a thorough and very readable exploration of Cassiodorus�s important book, \u003ci\u003eThe Honey of Souls\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a captivating journey through the intellectual world of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, tracing the transmission of knowledge and learning and demonstrating with great skill the centrality of the Psalms to the life and worship of the early medieval church. In this book, Derek Olsen provides a fascinating insight into a rich, profound, and now largely unfamiliar way of reading the Psalms, one that reveals the unexpected layers of meaning upon meaning to be found within these well-loved texts.\"Eleanor Parker, Brasenose College, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\"Olsen has produced an important study, one that belongs in every academic library. Highly recommended.\"\u003ci\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Olsen examines how the Psalter functioned not only as liturgical prayer, but as a pedagogical resource, a rhetorical model, and a part of the material culture in religious communities. Though Olsen�s work may be read out of pure intellectual interest, his examination of time and culture that is in many ways very different from ours, gives an occasion for a deeper reflection on the forces and habits that form - and that we hope will form - the life of Christian communities today.\"\u003ci\u003eThe Living Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Writing in an engaging conversational style, Olsen brings his readers on a fascinating journey through the years when late antiquity was beginning to merge into the early medieval period. Olsen�s learned yet accessible presentation of a work that influenced people�s understanding of the psalms for at least five centuries is an immensely valuable resource.\u003ci\u003eAnaphora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This work deserves to be perused and pondered over time, read and re-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations� �vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction� �ix\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: The Psalter, a Bible in Miniature� �1\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: Technological Challenges� �27\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Cassiodorus and His Work� �61\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: An Initial Glance at the \u003ci\u003eExplanation of the Psalms� �91\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: Cassiodorus and the Interpretive Framework� �114\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six: The Preface to the Commentary� �147�\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven: Editing Augustine and Reading the Scriptures� �181\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight: A Thorough Reading of Psalm 87� �220\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Nine: Five Psalms—Short Takes� �232\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Ten: The Legacy of Cassiodorus� �274\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography� �305\u003cbr\u003e Index� �309","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084091322711,"sku":"9780814684146","price":37.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-honey-of-souls-cassiodorus-and-the-interpretation-of-the-psalms-9780814684146","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}