A Survey of Research on Lamentations (2002–2012)

The biblical book of Lamentations has received extensive scholarly attention in the past decade, research that moves beyond traditional historical-critical approaches. Although these traditional approaches have by no means been abandoned, new trends are nevertheless emerging. This article will surve...

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Main Author: Thomas, Heath 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Currents in biblical research
Year: 2013, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-38
Further subjects:B Divine Violence
B Theological Interpretation
B psychological readings
B Feminism
B eco-interpretative methods
B Historical Criticism
B War
B Lamentations
B Lament
B post-colonial interpretative methods
B Hermeneutics
B Reception History
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Summary:The biblical book of Lamentations has received extensive scholarly attention in the past decade, research that moves beyond traditional historical-critical approaches. Although these traditional approaches have by no means been abandoned, new trends are nevertheless emerging. This article will survey the diverse field of research on Lamentations with particular focus given to feminist, psychological, theological, ecological, post-colonial and reception-historical approaches to Lamentations. The essay will, however, begin by presenting the rich work done on historical treatments of the book, as well as discussing the text and versions of Lamentations.
ISSN:1745-5200
Contains:Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1476993X12458629