God in the Dock: Dialogic Tension in the Psalms of Lament

Author: Mandolfo, Carleen

Brand: Sheffield Academic Press

Number Of Pages: 232

EAN: 9780826462008

Release Date: 01-01-2003

Package Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: 9780826462008

Details: This book examines the dialogic structure of biblical psalms of lament. Observations about voicing are developed out of the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, and are utilized to reevaluate the theological expression of lament psalms as well as components of Israel's rhetorical relationship with its deity. What emerges is a theology that gives voice to the tension that existed between faith in a god who practices flawless "hesed," or covenantal loyalty, and the experience of God's failure to uphold his side of the bargain.