The Violent Storm in Lamentations

Using reader-response criticism as a beginning point, this article considers the final form of the book of Lamentations as a violent storm in the shape of a whirlwind. Without stressing that the book was consciously composed to elicit the effect of a whirlwind, it nevertheless shows how this type of...

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Main Author: Middlemas, Jill Anne 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2004
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2004, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-97
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Using reader-response criticism as a beginning point, this article considers the final form of the book of Lamentations as a violent storm in the shape of a whirlwind. Without stressing that the book was consciously composed to elicit the effect of a whirlwind, it nevertheless shows how this type of storm remains consistent with the overall shape of the book and with images found therein. The storm shape suggests implications for reading in modern theological discussions as well as providing a means of understanding one view of the community’s plight.
ISSN:1476-6728
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/030908920402900104