Post-traumatic Growth, Belief in a Just World, and Psalm 137:9

The historical background of Psalm 137, the traumatic event of the exile, makes it appropriate to read this psalm from the post-traumatic perspective. Most of the time, a trauma may negatively harm the mental health of its victim(s), but sometimes it may positively contribute to the mental developme...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage 2021
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Jahr: 2021, Band: 51, Heft: 3, Seiten: 175-184
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bibel. Psalmen 137 / Posttraumatisches Wachstum / Posttraumatisches Stresssyndrom / Trauma / Leid
IxTheo Notationen:HB Altes Testament
ZD Psychologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Trauma and Suffering
B Belief in a Just World (BJW)
B Psalm 137
B Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
B Tedeshi and Calhoun
B Post-traumatic Growth (PTG)
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Zusammenfassung:The historical background of Psalm 137, the traumatic event of the exile, makes it appropriate to read this psalm from the post-traumatic perspective. Most of the time, a trauma may negatively harm the mental health of its victim(s), but sometimes it may positively contribute to the mental development of the victim(s). Post-traumatic growth defines the positive psychological changes that result from a traumatic event, and the possession of belief in a just world is an indicator of post-traumatic growth. The textual evidence shows that the speaker of Psalm 137 is in the process of post-traumatic growth and that the speaker's belief in a just world, which is reflected in the text of Psalm 137:9, is at the core of this growth. The concept of post-traumatic growth and the belief in a just world work together to make sense of the language of violence in Psalm 137:9.
ISSN:1945-7596
Enthält:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079211019211