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Preface
Introduction
1. Ancient Music behind and in the Bible
2. Chanting in Synagogues
3. Chanting in Churches
4. The Protestant Reformation and Metrical Psalms
5. Spirituals
6. Contemporary Christian Music
7. Creation
8. Psalms
9. Isaac and Family
10. Exodus
11. King David (and His Family, Friends, and Enemies)
12. Elijah
13. Romance in the Bible? Ruth and Boaz, Samson and Delilah
14. Song of Songs
15. Esther
16. Salome
17. The Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
18. Our Father
19. Revelation
20. Alleluias and Allusions
21. Biblical Music without Words
22. Bringing Texts Together
23. Hildegard of Bingen
24. Salamone Rossi
25. Johann Sebastian Bach
26. Passions: Bach and Beyond
27. The Bible as Musical, Oratorio, and Opera
28. Handel’s Messiah
29. Lili Boulanger
30. Arnold Schoenberg
31. John Rutter
32. Christmas Carols
33. Arvo Pärt
34. Andrea Clearfield
35. Roxanna Panufnik
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Paths through This Book
Appendix 2: Making Music with Apps, Websites, and Software
Appendix 3: For Further Listening
General Bibliography
Media Bibliography
Contributors
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