Lamentations Through the Centuries /

Covering a landscape of literary, theological and cultural creativity, the authors explore the variety of interpretations inspired by Lamentations. The book explores a examples ranging from the Dead Sea Scrolls; Yehudah Halevy; John Calvin; and composer, Thomas Tallis; through to the interpretations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joyce, Paul M., 1954-
Other Authors: Lipton, Diana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell,, 2013.
Series:Wiley-Blackwell Bible commentaries.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Covering a landscape of literary, theological and cultural creativity, the authors explore the variety of interpretations inspired by Lamentations. The book explores a examples ranging from the Dead Sea Scrolls; Yehudah Halevy; John Calvin; and composer, Thomas Tallis; through to the interpretations of Marc Chagall; contemporary novelist, Cynthia Ozick; and Zimbabwean junk sculpture. It deploys "reception exegesis", a new genre of commentary that creatively blends reception history and biblical exegesis. --From publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118332641 (ePub)
1118332644 (ePub)
9781118320693 (MobiPocket)
1118320697 (MobiPocket)
9781118320709 (Adobe PDF)
1118320700 (Adobe PDF)
1118414365
9781118414361
063121979X
9780631219798
DOI:10.1002/9781118414361