Twice Used Songs: Performance Criticism of the Songs of Ancient Israel - Softcover

Giles, Terry; Doan, William J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159856272X ISBN 13: 9781598562729

Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Terry Giles and Bill Doan have teamed up to apply the methodologies of performance criticism to the "performances" found in songs that are used in the Old Testament narrative. These songs were first used elsewhere and thus are "twice-used." The result is a serious, helpful, innovative appraisal of Scripture portions that often seem "out of place" within their narrative contexts. With the aid of this new application of insights from the theatre arts, portions of Scripture spring up fresh and alive, giving the present-day reader valuable insights into why these "twice-used songs" are found where they are, and how they were designed to draw in the original readers/hearers to these passages.

About this title

About the Author:

Terry Giles teaches biblical studies as professor of theology at Gannon University. He has also been active in higher education administration and served as guest teaching faculty in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

William J. Doan is associate dean for Administration, Graduate Research, and Scholarship in the College of Arts and Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of many published works, including Prophets, Performance, and Power with Terry Giles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 159856272X
• ISBN 13: 9781598562729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200