Jesus wept: the significance of Jesus' laments in the New Testament

"Lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. A careful investigation of the New Testament, however, reveals that it thoroughly incorporates the pattern of Old Testament lament into its proclamation of the gospel...

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Subtitles:Significance of Jesus' laments in the New Testament
Main Author: Eklund, Rebekah Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London, UK New York, NY, USA Bloomsbury T & T Clark 2015
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2015
In: Library of New Testament studies (515)
Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Eklund, Rebekah Ann, Jesus wept : the significance of Jesus' laments in the New Testament] (2020) (Dickie, June)
Series/Journal:Library of New Testament studies 515
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Jesus Christus / Lamentation (Religion) / Biblical theology
Further subjects:B Laments in the Bible
B Crying Religious aspects Christianity
B Jesus Christ Humanity
B Bible. New Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:"Lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. A careful investigation of the New Testament, however, reveals that it thoroughly incorporates the pattern of Old Testament lament into its proclamation of the gospel, especially in the person of Jesus Christ as he both prays and embodies lament. -Provided by publisher"--Bloomsbury Publishing
Bridging from lament in the Old Testament to lament in the new -- The laments of Jesus in the fourfold gospel -- Son of man, son of Abraham : Jesus laments as a human being and an Israelite -- King, priest, prophet : Jesus laments as the Messiah -- Divine lament -- Christian lament and inaugurated eschatology -- Conclusion : lament as a Christian practice
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-190) and indexes
Revision of author's thesis (Th. D.)--Duke Divinity School, 2012 under title: Lord, teach us how to grieve : Jesus' laments and Christian hope
ISBN:0567669807
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9780567669803