Mourning in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

by Xuan Huong Thi Pham, Andrew Mein (Editor), Claudia V. Camp (Editor)

Overview

Commentators are often disturbed by the presence of various speakers in the three poems of Lamentations 1 and 2, and Isaiah 51.9-52.2, the change of speakers being thought to disrupt the flow of ideas. This study shows that a close reading of all three poems in the light of their mourbaning ceremony setting displays a clear and consistent flow of thought. Purported cases of 'disruption' now fit into their present context as moments in which different mourbaners voice their pains and their questions aloud, and bring their incomprehensible sufferings to Yahweh their God and the creator of all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841270296
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Series:	The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies , #302
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Andrew Mein is Lecturer in Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK.

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.