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