""Doing the Music"" of Worship: Regulative Principles Found in the Book of Revelation

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Thomas A Seel

""Doing the Music"" of Worship

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ISBN: 9798385271719

Regulative Principles Found in the Book of Revelation

Thomas A Seel

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
29 January 2026

Sacred & religious music; New Testaments; Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian life & practice

For generations, church musicians and worship leaders have wrestled with a lingering question: why does the New Testament seem to say so little about music in worship? That silence, or what many see as a lack of clear direction, has sparked plenty of discussion, disagreement, and at times, discouragement over what role music is meant to play in the life of the Church today.

But what if the New Testament actually has more to say than we realize?

Dr. Seel takes a deeper look at the Book of Revelation, not just as prophecy or poetry, but as a rich and often overlooked source of insight into music and worship. By exploring the forms, ensembles, and musical practices found throughout its pages and tracing their roots through early Jewish, Greco-Roman, pagan, and early Christian traditions, a more complete picture begins to emerge.

The hope is that by grounding our understanding of worship music in both historical context and solid theology, we can recover a vision that speaks with clarity and purpose to today's worship leaders and church musicians, offering not just inspiration, but real, practical direction.

By: Thomas A Seel
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9798385271719
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 29 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas A. Seel is an experienced church worship leader having earned the Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance and Bachelor of Arts degree in music history from Hope College in Holland, MI; earned the Master of Music in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music jointly with Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH; and earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Church Music and piano performance at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, where he studied with Dr. Hugh McElrath, Dr. Donald Hustad, Dr. Maurice Hinson (as his graduate fellow) and Tom served as a graduate fellow with Dr. James Blevins in the School of New Testament. As an experienced Minister of Music, Tom served on church staffs for over 34 years in several Christian denominations and Tom has taught at the college/university/seminary level for over 38 years including the past 7 years online at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Tom also plays piano recitals in churches and in senior living facilities in the Louisville, KY, area.