The uncertainty of a hearing : a study of the sudden change of mood in the Psalms of lament / by Federico G. Villanueva.

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Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Different Approaches to the Study of Psalms with Change of Mood; 1.3 Gap in Scholarship; 1.4 My Thesis; 1.5 Methodology; 1.6 Plan of the Book; Chapter Two From Lament to Praise; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Psalm 3; 2.3 Psalm 6; 2.4 Psalm 13; 2.5 Conclusion; Chapter Three The Tension between Lament and Praise in Psalm 22; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Structural Analysis: Psalm 22A; 3.3 Detailed Analysis; 3.4 Structural Analysis: Psalm 22B; 3.5 Detailed Analysis of Psalm 22B and Comparison with Psalm 22A.

An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates - 'Certainty of a Hearing' - the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a redefinition of lament in terms of petition and an overemphasis on praise. The present book seeks to redress this one-sided emphasis by drawing attention to the other movements in the Psalter - the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and the alternation between the two. We do.

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