Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus' Laments in the New Testament

Lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. A careful investigation of the New Testament, however, reveals that it thoroughly incorporates the pattern of Old Testament lament into its proclamation of the gospel, especially in the person of Jesus Christ as he both prays and embodies lament. As an act that fundamentally calls upon God to be faithful to God''s promises to Israel and to the church, lament in the New Testament becomes a prayer of longing for God''s kingdom, which has been inaugurated in the ministry and resurrection of Jesus, fully to come.>

List of contents

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Bridging from Lament in the Old Testament to Lament in the New

Chapter 2 The Laments of Jesus in the Fourfold Gospel

Chapter 3 Son of Man, Son of Abraham: Jesus Laments as a Human Being and an Israelite

Chapter 4 King, Priest, Prophet: Jesus Laments as the Messiah

Chapter 5 Divine Lament

Chapter 6 Christian Lament and Inaugurated Eschatology

Chapter 7 Conclusion: Lament as a Christian Practice

Bibliography
Index

About the author

Rebekah Eklund teaches Scripture, theology, and ethics at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. She is the author of Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus' Laments in the New Testament (2015).

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Rebekah Eklund, Rebekah Eklund, Rebekah (Duke Divinity School Eklund
• Assisted by: Chris Keith (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780567671820
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67182-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: The Library of New Testament Studies; Library of New Testament Studi; Criminal Practice Series; The Library of New Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Bibles, Theology, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics