List of Figures List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction Part I: The Influence of Mesopotamian Scribal Musical Culture 2. Scholar Singers in Mesopotamia 3. King Jehoiachin of Judah and the Influence of Mesopotamia on the Jewish Exile Community Conclusion of Part I Part II: The Theological Significance of the Service of Levite Singers in the Book of Chronicles 4. Temple as Counterpart as a Pre-Understanding of the Chronicler 5. Prophecy for Covenantal Stability: Music and Prophecy in the Education Context of Levite Singers 6. Remember Yhwh's Covenantal Faithfulness: The Shaping of Yhwh's Hymns in the Scribal Context of Levite Singers 7. Double Synchronisations for Cosmic Stability: Song and Sacrifice in the Liturgical Context of Levite Singers Conclusion of Part II 8.

Conclusion Appendix A: The Composition of 1CHR 23-27 and 2CHR 36:22-23 Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Mesopotamian Texts Appendix D: A Chronological Chart of Ancient Mesopotamia Appendix E: A Synoptic Table of Enuma Elis and Genesis Bibliography Index.