Perhaps there is Hope' - Reading Lamentations as a Polyphony of Pain, Penitence, and Protest

Bier proposes here a strong new understanding of the Book of Lamentations, drawing on Bakhtinian ideas of multiple voices to analyse the poetic speaking voices within the text; examining their theological perspectives, and nuancing the interaction between them. Bier scrutinises interpretations of Lamentations, distinguishing between exegesis that reads Lamentations as a theodicy, in defense of God, and those that read it as an anti-theodicy, in defense of Zion. Rather than reductively adopting either of these approaches, this book advocates a dialogic approach to Lamentations, reading to hear the full polyphony of pain, penitence, and protest.>

Table des matières

Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Reading Lamentations 1 as a Polyphony
Chapter 3: Reading Lamentations 2 as a Polyphony
Chapter 4: Reading Lamentations 3 as a Polyphony
Chapter 5: Reading Lamentations 4 as a Polyphony
Chapter 6: Reading Lamentations 5 as a Polyphony
Chapter 7: Reading the Book of Lamentations as a Polyphony
Summary and Conclusions: The Hermeneutical Implications of Polyphony
Conclusions
Bibliography

A propos de l'auteur

Miriam J. Bier is lecturer in Old Testament at London School of Theology, UK. She is co-editor of Spiritual Complaint: Theology and Practice of Lament (Eugene: Pickwick, 2013).

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Miriam Bier, Miriam J Bier, Miriam J. Bier, Miriam J. (London School of Theology Bier, Bier Miriam J.
• Collaboration: Claudia V. Camp (Editeur), Andrew Mein (Editeur)
• Edition: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780567672155
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67215-5
• Pages: 272
• Thèmes: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; Criminal Practice Series; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Christianisme; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Old Testaments, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics