{"product_id":"the-book-of-lamentations-hardback-9781108424417","title":"The Book of Lamentations (Hardback) 9781108424417","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Book of Lamentations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume interprets Lamentations as a systematic and carefully structured work, rather than randomly expressed theological positions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoshua A. Berman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108424417, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 July 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this commentary, Joshua Berman considers Lamentations as a literary work that creates meaning for a community in the wake of tragedy through its repudiation of Zion theology. Drawing from studies in collective trauma, his volume is the first study of Lamentations that systematically accounts for the constructed character of the narrator, a pastoral mentor who engages in a series of dialogues with a second constructed character, daughter Zion, who embodies the traumatized community of survivors. In each chapter, the pastoral mentor speaks to a different religious typology and a different sub-community of post-destruction Judeans, working with daughter Zion to reconsider her errant positions and charting for her a positive way forward to reconnecting with the Lord. Providing a systematic approach to the careful structure of each of its chapters, Berman illuminates how biblical writers offered support to their communities in a way that is still relevant and appealing to a therapy-conscious contemporary society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e I. Plotting a path for Zion's spiritual rehabilitation\u003cbr\u003e II. Dispelling delusions I: the Lord and His love for Zion\u003cbr\u003e III. Redirecting Zion's anger: the Geber as Model\u003cbr\u003e IV. Dispelling delusions II: Zion and her social structures\u003cbr\u003e V. Purging prayer of Zion theology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theology%20%5BHRLB%5D%22\"\u003eHRLB\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism: theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism: theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism:%20theology%20%5BHRJT%5D%22\"\u003eHRJT\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism: sacred texts [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism: sacred texts\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism:%20sacred%20texts%20%5BHRJS%5D%22\"\u003eHRJS\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Biblical commentaries [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biblical commentaries\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biblical%20commentaries%20%5BHRCG1%5D%22\"\u003eHRCG1\u003c\/a\u003e], New Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on New Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22New%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF2\u003c\/a\u003e], Old Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Old Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Old%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF1%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005356986648,"sku":"9781108424417","price":64.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108424417i.jpg?v=1696694973","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-book-of-lamentations-hardback-9781108424417","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}