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
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 121.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Chapter One. Introduction /; Chapter Two. From Lament To Praise /; Chapter Three. The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Psalm 22 /; Chapter Four. From Praise To Lament /; Chapter Five. The Return To Lament /; Chapter Six. The Alternation Between Lament And Praise /; Chapter Seven. From Praise To ‘Curse’: The Tension Between Lament And Praise In Jer 20:7–18 /; Chapter Eight. The Return To Lament In Lamentations 3 /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index Of Authors /; Index Of Biblical Sources /; Index Of Subjects /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283061147; 9786613061140; 9047443160
• ISSN: 0083-5889
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Federico G. Villanueva.

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’.