Lamentations (Hardcover)

Though the five poems of Lamentations undoubtedly refer to the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE, the multiple voices that narrate unspeakable suffering and labor to make sense of the surrounding horror do so at women's expense. In the opening chapters, a prevailing metaphor of Jerusalem as a woman (Woman Zion) portrays a weeping widow, abandoned and alone, who soon becomes the target of blame for the downfall of the city and its inhabitants. Vague sexual improprieties craft the basis of her sinfulness, seemingly to justify her immense suffering as punishment. The damning effect of such a metaphor finds company in subsequent accounts of women, young girls, and mothers-all victims of the destruction recorded therein. But this feminist interpretation of Lamentations does not stop at merely documenting the case against women; it also demonstrates how such texts can serve as sources of strength by lifting up portraits of courageous resistance amid the rubble of misogynist landscapes.

General

Imprint:	Liturgical Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Wisdom Commentary Series, 30
Release date:	July 2017
Authors:	Gina Hens-Piazza
Editors:	Barbara E Reid
Volume editors:	Carol J. Dempsey
Contributors:	Alison Mearns Benders • Kathleen Cooney • Nancy Haught • Sarah Kohles • Yoon Kyung Kim • Jill Marshall • Kelly Miguens
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-0-8146-8154-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-8146-8154-9
Barcode:	9780814681541

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