God in the dock : dialogic tension in the Psalms of Lament / Carleen Mandolfo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandolfo, Carleen.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 357.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 357

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dialogue in the Bible.

Laments in the Bible.

Bible. Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the dialogic structure of biblical psalms of lament. Observations about voicing are developed out of the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, and are utilized to reevaluate the theological expression of lament psalms as well as components of Israel's rhetorical relationship with its deity. What emerges is a theology that gives voice to the tension that existed between faith in a god who practices flawless ""hesed,"" or covenantal loyalty, and the experience of God's failure to uphold his side of the bargain.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 HEARING VOICES; Chapter 3 ESTABLISHING THE DIALOGUE; Chapter 4 STYLISTIC AND THEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIALOGIC PSALMS; Chapter 5 SOCIO-RHETORICAL CONTEXT; Chapter 6 SOME CONTEXTUAL OBSERVATIONS AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611802585

9781281802583

1281802581

9780567059055

0567059057

OCLC:

276358912