The uncertainty of a hearing : a study of the sudden change of mood in the Psalms of lament / by Federico G. Villanueva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Villanueva, Federico G.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 121.

Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Laments in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates – ‘Certainty of a Hearing’ – the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a redefinition of lament in terms of petition and an overemphasis on praise. The present book seeks to redress this one-sided emphasis by drawing attention to the other movements in the Psalter – the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and the alternation between the two. We do not only have a ‘Certainty of a Hearing’; we also have an ‘Uncertainty of a Hearing’.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter One. Introduction / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Two. From Lament To Praise / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Three. The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Psalm 22 / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Four. From Praise To Lament / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Five. The Return To Lament / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Six. The Alternation Between Lament And Praise / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Seven. From Praise To ‘Curse’: The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Jer 20:7–18 / F.G. Villanueva

Chapter Eight. The Return To Lament In Lamentations 3 / F.G. Villanueva

Conclusion / F.G. Villanueva

Bibliography / F.G. Villanueva

Index Of Authors / F.G. Villanueva

Index Of Biblical Sources / F.G. Villanueva

Index Of Subjects / F.G. Villanueva.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06114-7

9786613061140

90-474-4316-0

OCLC:

706509955

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168473.i-290 DOI