Why?... How Long?
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Why?... How Long?

Studies on Voice(s) of Lamentation Rooted in Biblical Hebrew Poetry

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Why?... How Long?

Studies on Voice(s) of Lamentation Rooted in Biblical Hebrew Poetry

About this book

This volume is born out of two years of academic presentations on laments in the Biblical Hebrew Poetry Section at the Society of Biblical Literature (2006-2007). The topics of these papers are gathered around the theme of "voice." The two parts to this volume: 1) provide fresh readings of familiar texts as they are read through the lens of lamentation, and 2) deepen our understanding of Israel and God as lamenter and lamentee. In the second section the focus on topics such as Israel's "unbelieving faith" (i.e., strong accusations against the God on whom they have complete reliance and trust), the unrighteous lamenter, and God's acceptance and rejection of the people's lament(s), deepens our understanding of Israel's culture and practice of lamentation. The final essay notes how the expression of despair is in tension with the poetic devices that contain it.

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Yes, you can access Why?... How Long? by LeAnn Snow Flesher, Carol J. Dempsey OP, Mark J. Boda, LeAnn Snow Flesher, Carol J. Dempsey, Mark J. Boda in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Ancient Poetry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780567663733
eBook ISBN
9780567418081
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Ancient Poetry

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Abbreviations
  3. List of Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. “HEAR THIS WORD THAT I TAKE UP OVER YOU IN LAMENTATION” (AMOS 5:1): LAMENTATION THEMES IN THE BOOK OF AMOS -- Jason H. Radine
  6. A STUDY OF THE REFERENCES TO bt-'my IN JEREMIAH 8:18–9:2(3): A GENDERED LAMENTATION -- Ahida Calderón Pilarski
  7. MICAH 1:1–16 AND 7:1–10: A POET’S CRY OF THE HEART IN THE MIDST OF TRAGIC VISION -- Carol J. Dempsey
  8. MY GOD… WHY? QUESTIONING THE ACTION AND INACTION OF YHWH IN THE PSALMS -- Andrew Davies
  9. BOXED BY THE ORTHODOX: THE FUNCTION OF LAMENTATIONS 3:22–39 IN THE MESSAGE OF THE BOOK -- Walter C. Bouzard
  10. “UTTERING PRECIOUS RATHER THAN WORTHLESS WORDS”: DIVINE PATIENCE AND IMPATIENCE WITH LAMENT IN ISAIAH AND JEREMIAH -- Mark J. Boda
  11. A CRITIQUE AGAINST GOD? READING PSALM 80 IN THE CONTEXT OF VINDICATION -- Hee Suk Kim
  12. ONE GOOD “TURN” DESERVES ANOTHER? RHETORICAL STRATEGY IN JOEL 2:12–17 -- Joel Barker
  13. TRICKSTERS AND MARTYRS: READING DANIEL 9 AS LAMENT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE BOOK -- LeAnn Snow Flesher
  14. CAN THE UNRIGHTEOUS LAMENT? LAMENT SPEECH AND RECONCILIATION -- Elna K. Solvang
  15. THE POETIC BEAUTY OF GRIEF IN LAMENTATIONS -- Victoria Hoffer
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of References
  18. Index of Authors