Johann Sebastian Bach's St John passion (BWV 245) : : a theological commentary with a new study translation by Katherine Firth and a foreword by N. T. Wright / / by Andreas Loewe.
This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach’s oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the B...
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Superior document: | Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, Volume 168 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in the history of Christian traditions ;
Volume 168. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Front Matter -- Introduction -- Learning the Craft of a Church Musician -- ‘It Pleased God That I Should be Called’—Bach’s Office and Craft -- Proclaiming Scripture through Music—The Development of Bach’s Cantatas -- Bach’s St John Passion -- Introduction to the Commentary -- Study Translation / Commentaries and Sermon Collections Consulted in Preparation -- Commentary -- Bibliography -- Indexes. Johannespassion. |
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Summary: | This Theological Commentary is the first full-length work in English to consider Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion in its entirety, both the words and the music. Bach’s oratorio is a globally popular musical work, and a significant expression of Lutheran theology. The commentary explains the Biblical and poetic text, and its musical setting, line by line. Bach’s Passion is shown to be the work of a master craftsman and trained theologian, in the collaborative and cultural milieu of eighteenth-century, Lutheran Leipzig. For the first time, this work makes much German scholarship available in English, including archival sources, and includes a new scholarly translation of the libretto. The musical and theological terms are explained, to enable an interdisciplinary understanding of the Passion’s meaning and continued significance. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004272364 |
ISSN: | 1573-5664 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Andreas Loewe. |