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To Imprecate Or Not: Psalm 137 And Its Appropriation In Music, Elizabeth Boase
To Imprecate Or Not: Psalm 137 And Its Appropriation In Music, Elizabeth Boase
Theology Papers and Journal Articles
Psalm 137 opens with lament and closes with one of the most strident imprecations in the Psalter. Read against the backdrop of the Babylonian exile, the imprecation incorporates both Edom and Babylon, concluding with the words “Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock.”
The closing verses have proven to be problematic for commentators. The tension is well expressed by R. Clifford, who states “Psalm 137 has the distinction of having one of the most beloved opening lines and the most horrifying closing line of any psalm. If the psalm ended at verse …
Constructing Meaning In The Face Of Suffering: Theodicy In Lamentations, Elizabeth Boase
Constructing Meaning In The Face Of Suffering: Theodicy In Lamentations, Elizabeth Boase
Theology Papers and Journal Articles
This article explores the existence of theodic elements within the book of Lamentations. Drawing on the typology outlined by A. Laato and J. C. de Moor (Th eodicy in the World of the Bible [Leiden, 2003]) it is identified that Lamentations explores both retributive and educative theodicy within its poems. Other theodic solutions are not, however, present. Although these theodic solutions are present, it cannot be argued that Lamentations constitutes a theodicy as such. Rather, the poems raise and in turn subvert a range of possible theodic assertions in response to the existential crisis which emerged in the wake of …
The Characterisation Of God In Lamentations, Elizabeth Boase
The Characterisation Of God In Lamentations, Elizabeth Boase
Theology Papers and Journal Articles
One of the dominant characters within the book of Lamentations is God. God is spoken about and spoken to, although the voice of God is never heard. Various voices within the text speak of God, describing both God’s actions and God’s attributes. These descriptions give rise to various, and at times conflicting images: God is the violent destroyer of the city and her inhabitants; God is an absent God, whose presence is longed for; God is a God of steadfast love and mercy; God is the one in whom future hope lies. This paper analyses the multifaceted portrayal of the …