The 'Uncertainty of a Hearing'

A Study of the Sudden Change of Mood in the Psalms of Lament
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16847-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 121, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

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’.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Villanueva, Federico

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Federico G. Villanueva finished his PhD (2007) in Theology at the University of Bristol under Professors Gordon Wenham (Trinity College Bristol) and John Day (Oxford University). He is presently a faculty member of Old Testament at Alliance Graduate School in Manila.