‘I Hate Them with a Perfect Hatred’—Voicing Hatred in the Psalms
What is happening when expressions of hatred in the Psalms are used as Christian prayer? The self-involving nature of this appears to conflict with Christian ethical principles. Three recent responses to the question have adopted different approaches, respectively of biblical theology, the Psalter’s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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The Evangelical quarterly
Year: 2025, Volume: 96, Issue: 4, Pages: 291-302 |
| Further subjects: | B
speech-acts
B Psalms B Chrisopher Frechette B Christian prayer B Steffen Jenkins B imprecation B Elisabet Nord B Hatred B Trauma B Trevor Laurence |
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| Summary: | What is happening when expressions of hatred in the Psalms are used as Christian prayer? The self-involving nature of this appears to conflict with Christian ethical principles. Three recent responses to the question have adopted different approaches, respectively of biblical theology, the Psalter’s canonical shape and speech-act theory. This paper reviews and critiques these responses along with another key contribution to the topic which draws on trauma theory. Each contribution is found to leave some aspect of the fundamental problem unresolved, leading to the conclusion that perhaps such Psalms require a ‘user guide’ in order to be safely adopted as Christian prayer, as well as revealing scope for further research into the network of relationships implicated in prayer. |
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| ISSN: | 2772-5472 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09604006 |
