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Music In Israelite Worship

Contributor / Topic: Biblical Foundations of Worship
Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

In these five entries we find that song and instrumentation played a vital part in biblical worship. In ancient times, as today, music was an important way of approaching the mystery of God and of expressing the joy of being in God's presence.…

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Chapters & Articles in Music In Israelite Worship (5)

Entry 1
The Problem of Biblical Musicology

Music is gone as soon as it is made; especially where music is not recorded in some fashion, a piece of music can b…

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Entry 2
Music In Israelite Communities

In Israelite life music was central to all that the people did. It is found not only in their worship, but also in …

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Entry 3
Music In the Temple

Music in the temple was made for the worship of God. More than 10 percent of the people serving in temple ministrie…

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Entry 4
Music In the Synagogue

Synagogue worship expanded and developed the use of the voice. No musical instruments were used in synagogue worshi…

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Entry 5
Style of Israelite Music

It is difficult to determine the style of biblical music. Recent studies and discoveries, however, are resulting in…

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