{"product_id":"9780567658388","title":"'Perhaps there is Hope' : Reading Lamentations as a Polyphony of Pain, Penitence, and Protest","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Perhaps there is Hope'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Miriam J. Bier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBier proposes here a strong new understanding of the Book of Lamentations, drawing on Bakhtinian ideas of multiple voices to analyse the poetic speaking voices within the text; examining their theological perspectives, and nuancing the interaction between them. Bier scrutinises interpretations of Lamentations, distinguishing between exegesis that reads Lamentations as a theodicy, in defense of God, and those that read it as an anti-theodicy, in defense of Zion. Rather than reductively adopting either of these approaches, this book advocates a dialogic approach to Lamentations, reading to hear the full polyphony of pain, penitence, and protest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780567658388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"T\u0026T Clark","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596173848782,"sku":"9780567658388","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f306bf36-f99f-4c22-b7c2-f6e6634f9847.jpg?v=1637851357","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780567658388","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}