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The 'Uncertainty of a Hearing'
An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates – ‘Certainty of a Hearing’ – the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a redefinition of lament in terms of petition and an overemphasis on praise. The present book seeks to redress this one-sided emphasis by drawing attention to the other movements in the Psalter – the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and the alternation between the two. We do not only have a ‘Certainty of a Hearing’; we also have an ‘Uncertainty of a Hearing’.
Psalms and Prayers
Psalms are to be seen as prayers, it is as testimonies of faith and despair. By applying a multi-dimensional matrix of methods the authors of these essays open perspectives on new insights in these ancient hymns.
Verführung zum Guten
Die ästhetische Wahrnehmung will verführen zum Guten bzw. zur Erkenntnis des Guten. Diese These entfaltet Dorothea Erbele-Küster mit Blick auf eine Ethik des Alten Testaments. "Verführung zum Guten" spielt auf die gängige Interpretation der Erzählung von Genesis 3 an - den Griff nach der Frucht der Erkenntnis von Gut und Böse - und kehrt diese um. Der vorliegende Band lotet das Verhältnis von Ethik und Ästhetik aus: PoEt(h)ik impliziert dabei einen Zusammenhang zwischen poetischer Struktur und ethischer Urteilsbildung. Nach einer philosophisch-literaturwissenschaftlichen und methodischen Grundlegung wird in drei Durchgängen anhand unterschiedlicher literarischer Genres nachgezeichnet, wie die ästhetische Erfahrung zur Lebenskunst verführt.
Psalms as Torah (Studies in Theological Interpretation)
The Psalms are the most-read part of the Old Testament, but their importance for ethics has often been overlooked. However, the Psalms offer some of the most potent ethical instruction in the Bible. In this book internationally renowned Old Testament scholar Gordon Wenham examines the source of the Psalms' power, reflects on their main ethical themes, and shows how they function as prayers that change us. Wenham makes an important contribution to biblical scholarship and breaks new ground in discussions of Old Testament ethics, yet he writes accessibly, making this book invaluable for students, scholars, and pastors.
Archaeology of Mind in the Hebrew Bible / Archäologie Alttestamentlichen Denkens
Research into the Hebrew Bible, Ancient Near East, Philosophy and History have long considered whether thought in the cultural area of the ancient Middle East differs from that in the western Mediterranean. The inclusion of neurobiology, psychology, brain research and evolutionary research will widen this horizon and allow new approaches. This volume provides in depth insides into this Archaeology of Mind in 22 contributions.
Everyday Life and the Sacred
An interdisciplinary gender-sensitive approach toward perspectives on the everyday and the sacred are the hallmark of this volume. Looking beyond the dualistic status-quo, the authors probe the categories, textures, powers, and practices that define how we experience, embody, and understand religion and the sacred, their interconnection, but also disassociation with the secular. Contributions by an international group of feminist theologians and religious studies scholars aim to re-configure the study of both religion and gender: Angela Berlis, Anne-Marie Korte, Kune Biezeveld †, Helga Kuhlmann, Maaike de Haardt, Akke van der Kooi, Dorothea Erbele-Küster, Willien van Wieringen, Magda Misset-van de Weg, Gé Speelman, Mathilde van Dijk, Jacqueline Borsje, Hedwig Meyer-Wilmes, Goedroen Juchtmans, Alma Lanser and Riet Bons-Storm.
Genesis of a New Religion
In recent years, Kimbanguism has developed from an ecumenically oriented African-instituted church into a new religion. Accordingly, their membership with the World Council of Churches was discontinued in 2021. This process of theological change and reorientation is clearly traced and illustrated on the basis of previously unseen WCC archive materials. The six chapters also show the six phases how the process of disengagement from a religious belief is progressing to start a new religion.
Power and Responsibility in Biblical Interpretation
'Power and Responsibility in Biblical Interpretation' addresses the interpretive challenges now facing much biblical interpretation. Incorporating the methodologies of poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and liberation theology, the study presents a possible methodology which integrates scholarly and vernacular hermeneutics. The approach is based on the theories of Edward Said, adapting his concept of contrapuntal reading to the interpretation of 'Job'. The book sets this study in the broader context of a survey of current work in the field. The analysis of 'Job' examines the possibilities for dialogue between those interpretations that view suffering as a key theme in the book and those that do not. Interpretations of the 'Book of Job' are then compared to the psychology of suffering as experienced in various contexts today. The conclusion argues for pedagogical reform based upon the ethical and interpretive insights of contrapuntal hermeneutics.
Gender and Social Norms in Ancient Israel, Early Judaism and Early Christianity: Texts and Material Culture
The aim of the present conference volume is to study the interrelationship of literary and material approaches to historical investigation of gender. Paradigmatically the significance and meaning of gender and sexuality is explored in the context of private and public, religious and secular spaces. Historical, cultural, and social norms (and deviations) of daily life are examined through the lens of textual, archaeological, and art historical investigations to interpret relics of ancient Israelite, Jewish, and Christian communities from the Iron Age through Late Antiquity. Scholars from varied disciplines such as biblical and classical archaeology, epigraphy, Old and New Testament exegesis and religious studies assembled to engage in a dialogue involving both texts and material culture.
Psalm 6 und die Bitten im Psalter
English summary: The starting point of this volume is the question of the Biblical foundation of the prayer of supplication. In the Bible, it is primarily in the Psalms that people articulate questions concerning their lives before God. So where better to start the search for clues as to the issue of the language of prayer than in the Psalter? In classical exegeses, the supplications made in the Psalter are often regarded as formulaic elements of a certain genre, the content of which is of lesser importance than the function. But does such an interpretation do justice to the language of the Psalter? To pursue this question, Psalm 6 is examined as a paradigmatic prayer of supplication. The st...
