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The Davidic Cipher: Unlocking the Music of the Psalms
The Davidic Cipher Unlocking the Music of the Psalms Author:Dennis F McCorkle There is no other literary work in documented human history that has been translated into more languages, has had more revisions, interpretations, and written versions than the book we refer to as the Bible. With all the scholarly and theological massaging that the Bible has undergone through the centuries, it is rare to uncover new information ... more »that substantially increases our overall understanding of this subject. Within the Bible, there is a unique section, referred to as the Psalms, the songbook of the Bible. Written primarily as works sung by the Levites in conjunction with the formal rituals of the priests in the formal services of the Tabernacle and later Temple systems, the Psalms are and have been a source of inspiration since their origin, over twenty-five hundred years ago. As the Rosetta Stone enabled historians to understand and translate Egyptian hieroglyphics, the Davidic Cipher discussed in this book enables an individual with moderate musical and Hebrew language skills to reconstruct a psalm into a form that is able to be sung and played. Demonstrated in the actual transcriptions, the application of the Davidic Cipher to the Psalm manuscripts additionally helps reveal the poetic nature of the Hebrew texts that has been lost in tradition and translation through the years. For anyone who reads the Bible, this book will enrich your appreciation and understanding of the Bible itself and especially the Psalms. For those who are musically inclined, the information that has been uncovered opens an untapped wealth of musical and vocal literature that has been unheard and hidden in the pages of the Bible for centuries.« less