| The 'Uncertainty of a Hearing': A Study of the Sudden Change of Mood in the Psalms of Lament Contributor(s): Villanueva, Federico (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004168478 ISBN-13: 9789004168473 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Seeking to advance the scholarship on the sudden change of mood, this book presents the other movements in the Psalter - the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and alternation between the two. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 223.206 |
| LCCN: 2008023230 |
| Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (1.50 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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'. |
