God in the Dock: Dialogic Tension in the Psalms of Lament

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Examining the dialogic structure of biblical psalms of lament, this book develops observations about voicing out of the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, utilized to re-evaluate the theological expression of lament psalms as well as components of Israel's rhetorical relationship with its deity. What emerges is a theology that gives voice to the tension that existed between faith in a god who practises flawless "hesed," or covenantal loyalty, and the experience of God's failure to uphold his side of the bargain.

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"Mandolfo's study is a model of careful argument and of traditional exegetical method made socially and theologically potent by her concluding interactions with Bakhtin and Brueggemann. This book will benefit anyone working on Psalms, Lamentations, the Prophets or any multi-voiced poetry." -Kathleen M. O'Connor, Columbia Theological Seminary, Review of Biblical Literature, July 2004
'Her attention to the shift in voice in the lament of psalms can only be welcome...most rewarding' -- Jurgen Nickel * European Journal of Theology *

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Carleen Mandolfo is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Colby College, Waterville, Maine.