{"product_id":"perhaps-there-is-hope-reading-lamentations-as-a-polyphony-of-pain-penitence-and-protest-9780567672155","title":"'Perhaps There Is Hope': Reading Lamentations as a Polyphony of Pain, Penitence, and Protest","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Miriam J. Bier\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Studies - Exegesis \u0026amp; Hermeneutics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085711827095,"sku":"9780567672155","price":4979.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780567672155.webp?v=1767142857","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/perhaps-there-is-hope-reading-lamentations-as-a-polyphony-of-pain-penitence-and-protest-9780567672155","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}