The Earliest Christian Hymnbook: The Odes of Solomon - Softcover

Charlesworth, James H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0227173554 ISBN 13: 9780227173558

Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

That the earliest followers of Jesus wrote poetry, hymns, and odes is evident already in the New Testament. This volume is a translation of The Odes of Solomon, a collection of early Christian hymns or odes; some are obvio

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Review:

"Eminent scholar James Charlesworth has provided a stunning translation of the poetic second-century Odes of Solomon. Some readers will delight in its female imagery for God; my favorite image is of our Lord as a wreathed crown on our head. The attractively designed publication is fine for scholars, wonderful for believers."

--Gail Ramshaw

Past President of the North American Academy of Liturgy. Author of Treasures Old and New, Between Sundays, and God beyond Gender.

About the Author:

James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the PTS Dead Sea Scrolls Project. He is author of numerous works, including The Historical Jesus, Resurrection, Authentic Apocrypha, and Jesus Within Judaism. His many edited volumes include The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (2 volumes), Jesus and Hillel, and Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

About this edition

• Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0227173554
• ISBN 13: 9780227173558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134