Israel's lament and the discernment of divine revelation
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This book examines the lament prayers in the narratives of the Old Testament as models for approaching God in life crises. Selecting passages from the three sections of the Hebrew canon (Torah, Prophets, Writings)it investigates the possible relationship between lament and the discernment of divine revelation. In each section there is a focus on one person whose discernment is correct (according to the text) and who stands against a person or group who does not discern correctly (according to the text). The narratives of Moses, Jeremiah and Job point to a significant connection between lament and discernment; a willingness to engage in lament seems sometimes to be a crucial springboard for the discernment of God s presence and activity. In contrast, the avoidance of lament (taking various forms) seems to cripple the ability to discern divine response. The patterns of lament and lament-avoidance discovered in the biblical text have important implications for contemporary discernment and relate to such things as leadership, decision-making, pastoral care and worship, as well as personal prayer.
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Rev. Dr Kathleen Rochester has lived and worked as a pastor and Bible teacher in Australia, Canada, the UK and Ethiopia. She and her husband Stuart live in Tasmania, Australia, near their adult children and grandchildren. She continues to lecture in many parts of the world and to tutor in Old Testament for North-West University, RSA.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09783659113789
- Auflage Aufl.
- Sprache Englisch
- Größe H220mm x B8mm x T150mm
- Jahr 2012
- EAN 9783659113789
- Format Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
- ISBN 978-3-659-11378-9
- Titel Israel's lament and the discernment of divine revelation
- Autor Kathleen M. Rochester
- Untertitel A narrative study
- Gewicht 230g
- Herausgeber LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Anzahl Seiten 160
- Genre Religion & Theologie