Oxford (2010)

Here are the posts for the Oxford Conference on the Psalms from Sept 22-24, 2010 in the order the topics were presented. These are reconstructed from my notes, from handouts, and from pictures I have taken or from the web. If you find errors or can offer clarifications please feel free to comment or email me at drobertmacd at gmail and I will adjust or correct the post.

• The site of the conference
• The conference and its Oxford context Welcome message and introduction
• David, Orpheus, and Reception History
• Archaeological Approaches The Psalms and Qumran
• Psalm 145 - the missing nun
• Qumran Psalms - 7 more examples
• Qumran Examples - three similar scribal difference...
• Qumran Examples - the remaining 4
• Hermeneutical Approaches Medieval Answers to Modern Questions
• Ancient Near Eastern Approaches Psalm 104 and Akhenaten's Hymn to the Sun
• The Psalms and Sumerian Hymns
• Rhetorical Approaches Theodicy and the Psalms
• The Psalms and Christian Art Liturgical Psalters in Medieval Europe
• The Psalms and Jewish Art Chagall and Tudeley
• Modern Art in Interfaith Dialogue
• A Cantata of Psalms for the First Day of Sukkot The Music of the Bible
• Reception History Approaches The Reception of Psalm 137 in Jewish and Christian Tradition
• Continuing the exploration of Psalm 137 in Reception History
• Day 3 preview
• Redactional Approaches The Psalter as a Book
• Hebrew Text and Versions Translating the Psalms
• Translating
• My essay on Translating Biblical Poetry
• Abstracts of the Graduate Theses
• Summation Problems and Prospects in Psalmic Studies