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'Perhaps there is Hope'
Contributor(s): Bier, Miriam J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0567672158     ISBN-13: 9780567672155
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
OUR PRICE: $54.55  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
- Bibles
Dewey: 224.3
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.83 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Bier, Miriam J.: - 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 (2013).Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.
 
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