Post-traumatic Growth, Belief in a Just World, and Psalm 137:9
The historical background of Psalm 137, the traumatic event of the exile, makes it appropriate to read this psalm from the post-traumatic perspective. Most of the time, a trauma may negatively harm the mental health of its victim(s), but sometimes it may positively contribute to the mental developme...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 175-184 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Psalmen 137
/ Posttraumatisches Wachstum
/ Posttraumatic stress disorder (motif)
/ Trauma
/ Suffering
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Trauma and Suffering
B Belief in a Just World (BJW) B Psalm 137 B Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) B Tedeshi and Calhoun B Post-traumatic Growth (PTG) |
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| Summary: | The historical background of Psalm 137, the traumatic event of the exile, makes it appropriate to read this psalm from the post-traumatic perspective. Most of the time, a trauma may negatively harm the mental health of its victim(s), but sometimes it may positively contribute to the mental development of the victim(s). Post-traumatic growth defines the positive psychological changes that result from a traumatic event, and the possession of belief in a just world is an indicator of post-traumatic growth. The textual evidence shows that the speaker of Psalm 137 is in the process of post-traumatic growth and that the speaker's belief in a just world, which is reflected in the text of Psalm 137:9, is at the core of this growth. The concept of post-traumatic growth and the belief in a just world work together to make sense of the language of violence in Psalm 137:9. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079211019211 |