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Auteur(s) : Pentiuc, Eugen J. (1955-....)
Titre(s) : Hearing the scriptures [Texte imprimé] : liturgical exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox hymnography / Eugen J. Pentiuc
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford university press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XX-429 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 404-420. Index
Throughout the ages, interpreters of the Christian scriptures have been wonderfully
creative in seeking to understand and bring out the wonders of these ancient writings.
That creativity has often been overlooked by recent scholarship, concentrated as it
is in the so-called critical period. In this study, Eugen J. Pentiuc illuminates the
remarkable way in which the Byzantine hymnographers (liturgists) expressed their understanding
of the Old Testament in their compositions, an interpretive process that he terms
"liturgical exegesis." In authorship and methodology, patristic exegesis and liturgical
exegesis are closely related. Patristic exegesis, however, is primarily linear and
sequential, proceeding verse by verse, while liturgical exegesis offers a more imaginative
and eclectic mode of interpretation, ranging over various parts of the Bible. In this
respect, says Pentiuc, liturgical exegesis resembles cubist art. To illuminate the
multi-faceted creativity of liturgical exegesis, Pentiuc has chosen the vast and rich
hymnography of Byzantine Orthodox Holy Week as a case study, offering a detailed lexical,
biblical, and theological analysis of selected hymns. His analysis reveals the many
different and imaginative ways in which creative liturgists incorporated and interpreted
scriptural material in these hymns. By drawing attention to the way in which the
bible is used by Byzantine hymnographers in the living Orthodox tradition, Hearing
the Scriptures makes a ground-breaking contribution to the history of the reception
of the scriptures.
Sujet(s) : Bible. A.T. -- Exégèse
Église orthodoxe -- Liturgie -- Empire byzantin
Indice(s) Dewey :
221.601 (23e éd.) = Ancien Testament - Philosophie et théorie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-19-023963-3 (rel.). - ISBN 0190239638. - ISBN 978-0-19-023964-0 (br.).
- ISBN 0190239646
EAN 9780190239633
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46965395n
Notice n° :
FRBNF46965395
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Table des matières : Introduction: brief overview of Byzantine Orthodox Holy Week -- ; Part I.. Hearing
the Scriptures through Holy Week Hymns -- ; Chastity: Joseph and the midnight bridegroom
-- Holy Monday -- ; Loyalty: three youths in a fiery furnace -- Holy Tuesday -- ;
Bravery: a daring woman and a hiding Eve -- Holy Wednesday -- ; Offering: wisdom's
freely shared banquet -- Holy Thursday -- ; Suffering: the slaughtered lamb and the
distraught ewe -- Good Friday -- ; Overcoming: Jonah and the never-setting light --
Holy Saturday -- ; Part II.. Liturgical exegesis -- ; Key features and hermeneutical
procedures -- ; Glossary of liturgical terms.
