The Book of Lamentations /
Berman, Joshua, 1964-
The Book of Lamentations / [print] Joshua A. Berman, Bar-Ilan University. - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York , New York, USA : Cambridge University Press, (c)2023. - xxi, 183 pages ; 24 cm. - New Cambridge Bible commentary . - New Cambridge Bible commentary. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Plotting a path for Zions spiritual rehabilitation -- Dispelling delusions I: the Lord and his love for Zion -- Redirecting Zions anger: the geber as model -- Dispelling delusions II: Zion and her social structures -- Purging prayer of Zion theology.
"In this commentary, Joshua Berman considers Lamentations as a literary work that creates meaning for a community in the wake of tragedy through its repudiation of Zion theology. Drawing from studies in collective trauma, his volume is the first study of Lamentations that systematically accounts for the constructed character of the narrator, a pastoral mentor who engages in a series of dialogues with a second constructed character, daughter Zion, who embodies the traumatized community of survivors. In each chapter, the pastoral mentor speaks to a different religious typology and a different sub-community of post-destruction Judeans, working with daughter Zion to reconsider her errant positions and charting for her a positive way forward to reconnecting with the Lord. Providing a systematic approach to the careful structure of each of its chapters, Berman illuminates how biblical writers offered support to their communities in a way that is still relevant and appealing to a therapy-conscious contemporary society."--
9781108440141
2022027015
GBC318963 bnb
020938793 Uk
Bible.--Lamentations--Commentaries.
Bible.--Lamentations
Commentaries
BS1535.53.B516.L364 2023
The Book of Lamentations / [print] Joshua A. Berman, Bar-Ilan University. - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York , New York, USA : Cambridge University Press, (c)2023. - xxi, 183 pages ; 24 cm. - New Cambridge Bible commentary . - New Cambridge Bible commentary. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Plotting a path for Zions spiritual rehabilitation -- Dispelling delusions I: the Lord and his love for Zion -- Redirecting Zions anger: the geber as model -- Dispelling delusions II: Zion and her social structures -- Purging prayer of Zion theology.
"In this commentary, Joshua Berman considers Lamentations as a literary work that creates meaning for a community in the wake of tragedy through its repudiation of Zion theology. Drawing from studies in collective trauma, his volume is the first study of Lamentations that systematically accounts for the constructed character of the narrator, a pastoral mentor who engages in a series of dialogues with a second constructed character, daughter Zion, who embodies the traumatized community of survivors. In each chapter, the pastoral mentor speaks to a different religious typology and a different sub-community of post-destruction Judeans, working with daughter Zion to reconsider her errant positions and charting for her a positive way forward to reconnecting with the Lord. Providing a systematic approach to the careful structure of each of its chapters, Berman illuminates how biblical writers offered support to their communities in a way that is still relevant and appealing to a therapy-conscious contemporary society."--
9781108440141
2022027015
GBC318963 bnb
020938793 Uk
Bible.--Lamentations--Commentaries.
Bible.--Lamentations
Commentaries
BS1535.53.B516.L364 2023