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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Thomas, Heath A. (1975-....)
Titre(s) : Poetry and theology in the Book of Lamentations [Texte imprimé] : the aesthetics of an open text / Heath A. Thomas
Publication : Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix press, 2013
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-276 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Hebrew Bible Monographs ; 47
Lien à la collection : Hebrew Bible monographs
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-265) and indexes
The book of Lamentations is a challenge to its readers. Its ambiguous theology, strident
protestations against its deity, and haunting imagery confound interpreters. This
monograph engages the enigma of Lamentations by assessing its theology. It does so,
however, neither by tracing a single theological perspective through the book nor
by reconstructing the history of the composition of the book. Rather, Heath Thomas
assesses the poetry of Lamentations by offering a close analysis of each poem in the
book. He reconsiders the acrostic as the foundational structure for the poetry, reads
the book as an intentionally composed whole, and assesses the pervasive use of repetition,
metaphor, and allusion. For the first time in the field, the analysis here is grounded
on the insights of the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco. Drawing upon Eco's distinction
between 'open' and 'closed' textualities, Thomas argues that Lamentations represents
a distinctively 'open' text, one that presents its reader with a myriad of surprising
avenues to interpret the poetry. This distinctive approach avoids a polarization in
the portrait of God in Lamentations, arguing that its poetry neither justifies God
outright nor does it exonerate God's people in the exilic age. Rather, it enables
these theological visions to interrelate with each another, inviting the reader to
make sense of the interaction. The ambiguous theological vision of Lamentations, then,
is not a problem that the reader is intended to overcome but an integral feature in
the construction of meaning. This original monograph offers a new perspective on how
the poetry informs our appreciation of theological thought in the exilic age
Sujet(s) : Eco, Umberto (1932-2016) -- Esthétique
Bible. A.T.. Lamentations -- Exégèse
Bible. A.T.. Lamentations -- Théologie
Bible -- Critique littéraire
Poésie hébraïque biblique
Indice(s) Dewey : 224.307 (23e éd.) = Livres prophétiques de l'Ancien Testament - Lamentations - Commentaires
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1-907534-75-X. - ISBN 978-1-907534-75-1 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43725454r
Notice n° :
FRBNF43725454
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