You can get the scores for my music publications on several different pages. Most of these scores are free to download, but you’ll get more details on each page. Click each link to go through to the page. Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Here you’ll find music scores for my praise and worship songs, and … Read more
Whose son is Messiah ben Joseph? Messiah ben Joseph is the slain messiah of the rabbis. But where does he come from and whose son is he?
Here are some videos. You’ll get some of our singers in Holy Trinity Brussels, some Christmas carols, some contemporary music, some traditional, some teaching videos, and more. RECENT UPLOAD You’ll find more videos online at the Bright Morning Star YouTube channel. And you can pick up the music for some of the songs on the … Read more
They sing Abide With Me at every cup FA cup final, before the teams appear on the pitch. But why do they do this? And when did it start?
What happened to the ark of the covenant from its time in the Sinai desert until it disappeared just before the Jewiish Exile in Babylon?
What was the ark of the covenant? You’ve heard of it. You’ve read of it. Maybe you saw it in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But what was it really? What did it look like? And why was it so important?
In the Bible, the Ineffable Name of God is spelled with the letters YHVH. But in biblical times, Hebrew had no written vowels. So how was the name actually spoken? Some folk think it was pronounced Yahweh (or Yahveh). But the evidence for this is so small that it doesn’t hold up at all. In fact, the evidence suggests it was pronounced Yehovah or Y’hovah, with the accent on the final syllable. Don’t believe me? Follow it with me here.
Here’s a quick history of the musical setting of the Latin Mass, from its earliest beginnings to its full flowering in the 18th century.
Abstract. Does Messiah ben Joseph die as a sacrifice of atonement? Scholars say no. But it’s a misconception which I would like to challenge. An examination of rabbinic literature from Renaissance to temple times, and a consideration of the conceptual background of atoning death in the near east, suggests that this view is mistaken, and that Messiah ben Joseph’s death was indeed viewed as an atonement in every period.
Here are a few online reviews of my work. For printed reviews of particular publications, please see the page for each book. Yamaha-Steinberg’s Dorico Blog (Dec 2018) The Church Times back page interview (May 2018) Podcast interview on Messiah ben Joseph (newbooksnetwork.com, 2017) Interview on Messiah ben Joseph (2016) Podcast interview on The Songs of Ascents … Read more