Exile and suffering : a selection of papers read at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Old Testament Society of South Africa OTWSA/OTSSA, Pretoria, August 2007 /

At the fiftieth anniversary of the Old Testament Society of South Africa a conference was organized on the theme Exile and Suffering. This volume contains a selection of the papers presented. Focal questions are such themes as: What do we really know about the Exile? To what degree did suffering tak...

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Corporate Author: Old Testament Society of South Africa. Congress

Other Authors: Becking, Bob., Human, Dirk J.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies 50.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004222724.

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Call Number: BS1197 .E95 2009

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
  • Bob. Becking and Dirk Human
  • Sin, Suffering, Sagacity: Genesis 2-3 /
  • Gerda De Villiers
  • Suffering And Hope During The Exile /
  • Jurie Le Roux
  • Suffering From Formlessness: The Ban On Images In Exilic Times /
  • Matthias Köckert
  • Interrupting God-Language: Rethinking The Image Of God As Liberator In Isaiah 42 /
  • L. Juliana M. Claassens
  • Myth, Metaphor Or Memory? The Allusions To Creation And Exodus In Isaiah 51:9-11 As A Theological Response To Suffering During The Exile /
  • Hendrik Bosman
  • The Assassination Of Gedaliah ( Jer. 40:7-41:18) /
  • Eric Peels
  • Perspective After The Exile: The King, עבדי , 'My Servant' In Jeremiah-Some Reflections On Mt And LXX /
  • Raymond De Hoop
  • Exile In Hosea 9:3-6: Where And For What Purpose? /
  • Gert Kwakkel
  • Perverse Delight: Some Observations On An Unpleasant Theme In The Old Testament /
  • Klaas Spronk
  • Exile And Pain: A Chapter From The Story Of God'S Emotions /
  • Eep Talstra
  • Does Exile Equal Suffering? A Fresh Look At Psalm 137 /
  • Bob Becking
  • The Poetics Of Exile And Suffering: Memory And Perceptions A Cognitive-Linguistics Study Of Lamentations /
  • Yehoshua Gitay
  • The Exile As Sabbath Rest: The Chronicler's Interpretation Of The Exile /
  • Louis Jonker
  • Lamenting The Loss Of Lament, The Language For Our Times /
  • Frances Klopper
  • Interpreting 'The Exile' In African Biblical Scholarship: An Ideo-Theological Dilemma In Post-Colonial South Africa /
  • Gerald West
  • Index Of Authors /
  • Bob. Becking and Dirk Human
  • Index Of Textual References /
  • Bob. Becking and Dirk Human.