Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion (Bwv 245): A Theological Commentary

With a New Study Translation by Katherine Firth and a Preface by N. T. Wright

von Andreas Loewe

330 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum
• ISBN: 9789004265479
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.04.2014
• Größe: 241 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Brill