The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody
This thesis assesses the contribution made by Isaac Watts to the developing hermeneutic of Nonconformist psalmody. Prior to Watts, Nonconformist psalmody was dominated by the enduring influence of John Calvin. Chapter One traces the history of Nonconformist psalmody from Calvin to Watts, as well as...
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| description | This thesis assesses the contribution made by Isaac Watts to the developing hermeneutic of Nonconformist psalmody. Prior to Watts, Nonconformist psalmody was dominated by the enduring influence of John Calvin. Chapter One traces the history of Nonconformist psalmody from Calvin to Watts, as well as briefly summarising the hermeneutic of the Psalms when preached in the later seventeenth century. Chapter Two discusses Watts’ Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody, where he outlines his methodology for converting the Psalms into hymns for the Christian church. Chapter Three looks at the way Watts uses Scripture in his Psalter, before considering his Christology. Chapter Four examines Watts’ view of the reign of Christ within the Psalms, and its relationship to the Church, Israel and Britain. |
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| spelling | nottingham-392902025-02-28T11:52:56Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39290/ The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody Johnson, Daniel This thesis assesses the contribution made by Isaac Watts to the developing hermeneutic of Nonconformist psalmody. Prior to Watts, Nonconformist psalmody was dominated by the enduring influence of John Calvin. Chapter One traces the history of Nonconformist psalmody from Calvin to Watts, as well as briefly summarising the hermeneutic of the Psalms when preached in the later seventeenth century. Chapter Two discusses Watts’ Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody, where he outlines his methodology for converting the Psalms into hymns for the Christian church. Chapter Three looks at the way Watts uses Scripture in his Psalter, before considering his Christology. Chapter Four examines Watts’ view of the reign of Christ within the Psalms, and its relationship to the Church, Israel and Britain. 2016-12-14 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39290/1/Daniel%20Johnson%20MRes%204244704.pdf Johnson, Daniel (2016) The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. Isaac Watts Psalmody Nonconformity Psalms |
| spellingShingle | Isaac Watts Psalmody Nonconformity Psalms Johnson, Daniel The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title | The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title_full | The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title_fullStr | The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title_full_unstemmed | The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title_short | The sweet singer of Israel: Isaac Watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| title_sort | sweet singer of israel: isaac watts and the developing hermeneutic of nonconformist psalmody |
| topic | Isaac Watts Psalmody Nonconformity Psalms |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39290/ |