{"product_id":"9781905048564","title":"The Performed Bible","description":"The Bible and Western culture is a burgeoning area of interest in recent scholarship, but comparatively little has been written on the Bible and music. Leneman's is a groundbreaking work, making some pioneering forays across an important interdisciplinary divide.\u003cp\u003eThe Performed Bible is an in-depth study of the librettos and music of 12 operas and oratorios on the story of Ruth from the last two centuries, establishing the potential of music, as a kind of midrash, for transforming a Bible text, its narrative and its characterization. The book includes detailed analyses of musical segments, the author being a cantor and professional musician in whose Jewish tradition biblical texts are chanted, not read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fresh and insightful work will no doubt prove attractive to biblical scholars, to musicians and to music lovers generally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheffield Phoenix Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033074057456,"sku":"9781905048564","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781905048564_p0.jpg?v=1766595885","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781905048564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}