The uncertainty of a hearing : a study of the sudden change of mood in the Psalms of lament / / by Federico G. Villanueva.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Vetus Testamentum, v. 121
• Author: Villanueva, Federico G.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 121.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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’.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter One. Introduction / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Two. From Lament To Praise / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Three. The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Psalm 22 / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Four. From Praise To Lament / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Five. The Return To Lament / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Six. The Alternation Between Lament And Praise / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Seven. From Praise To ‘Curse’: The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Jer 20:7–18 / F.G. Villanueva -- Chapter Eight. The Return To Lament In Lamentations 3 / F.G. Villanueva -- Conclusion / F.G. Villanueva -- Bibliography / F.G. Villanueva -- Index Of Authors / F.G. Villanueva -- Index Of Biblical Sources / F.G. Villanueva -- Index Of Subjects / F.G. Villanueva.