Vindicating Vengeance and Violence?: Commentary Approaches to Cursing Psalms and their Relevance for Liturgy
Autor Elisabet Norden Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 noi 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781978715752
ISBN-10: 1978715757
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 158 x 236 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Fortress Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1978715757
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 158 x 236 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Fortress Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
1. Point of Departure
Part 1: Pursuing Generic Approaches
2. Psalm 137
2. 1. Approaching the Text
2. 2. Identifying the Strategies
2. 2. 1. Commentaries on the Call for Retribution
2. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Call for Violence
2. 2. 3. Mitigating Response to the Psalm in General
2. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 137
2. 3. 1. A Prayer that Submits Vengeance to God
2. 3. 2. Figurative Language
2. 3. 3. A Cry from Below
2. 3. 4. A Longing for Justice
3. Psalm 58
3. 1. Approaching the Text
3. 2. Identifying the Strategies
3. 2. 1. Commentaries on the Call for Violence (vv. 6-9)
3. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Acclamation of Vengeance (v. 10)
3. 2. 3. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
3. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 58
3. 3. 1. More 'Justice' than 'Vengeance'
3. 3. 2. A Cry from Below
3. 3. 3. Cathartic Prayer
3. 3. 4. Figurative Language
4. Psalm 109
4. 1. Approaching the Text
4. 2. Identifying the Strategies
4. 2. 1. Commentary Responses to the Call for Vengeance
4. 2. 2. Commentary Responses to the Call for Violence
4. 2. 3. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
4. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 109
4. 3. 1. Not a Psalm of Vengeance but of 'Justice'
4. 3. 2. Words with Cathartic Effect
4. 3. 3. A Cry from Below
5. Psalm 139
5. 1. Approaching the Text
5. 2. Identifying the Strategies
5. 2. 1. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
5. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Call for Violence (vv. 19-20)
5. 2. 3. Commentaries on the Call for Hatred (vv. 21-22)
5. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 139:19-24
5. 3. 1. A Psalm of 'Justice'
5. 3. 2. A Cathartic Prayer
5. 3. 3. A Circumstantially Motivated Prayer
6. Patterns in the Exegetical Discourse
6. 1. Popular Hermeneutical Approaches
6. 2. Preparations for Part 2
6. 2. 1. Preconceived Notions Uncovered through a 'Meta-commentary' Perspective
6. 2. 2. Pertinence for Liturgy: LOTH as Predominant Example
Part 2: Pertinence for Liturgy
7. Psalms of Justice?
7. 1. Substituting 'Vengeance' with 'Justice'
7. 1. 1. Psalms 137 and 58 as Example Texts
7. 2. Philosophical Inputs on the Exegetical Approach
7. 2. 1. Attitudes Towards Revenge, Past and Present
7. 2. 2. Can 'Justice' and 'Vengeance' be Used Interchangeably?
7. 2. 3. Thick Concepts and Thin Agreements
7. 2. 4. Separating Personal and Impersonal Longings
7. 2. 5. A God of Justice or of Vengeance? Theological Implications
7. 2. 6. Conclusions Based on the Philosophical Excursus
7. 3. Praying 'Psalms of Justice'?
7. 3. 1. Prayer as Impersonal Activity?
7. 3. 2. Perhaps a Liturgically Adjusted Translation?
7. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
8. Psalms for the Poor?
8. 1. Mitigating Psalms from a Circumstantial Perspective
8. 1. 1. Psalm 109 as Example Text
8. 2. The Voice of the Poor
8. 2. 1. The Motif of the Poor and Armenfrömmigkeit in Psalms
8. 2. 2. The Approach's Pastoral Appeal
8. 2. 3. Defining 'Poverty' and the Speaker's Identity
8. 2. 4. Revisiting Ps 109
8. 2. 5. Conclusions Based on the Exegetical Evaluation
8. 3. Praying 'From Below'? Introducing the Performative Perspective
8. 3. 1. Vocalizing Scripture with First-Person Pronouns
8. 3. 2. Psalms as 'Appropriation of Speech'
8. 3. 3. Praying 'From Below' in the Presence or on Behalf of Others
8. 3. 4. Prayer Against a 'Faceless' Enemy
8. 3. 5. Conclusions Based on the Liturgical Evaluation
8. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
9. Psalms for Cathartic Prayer?
9. 1. Psalms as Prospects for Catharsis
9. 1. 1. Psalms 139 and 137 as Example Texts
9. 2. Pastoral and Psychological Assumptions
9. 2. 1. Psalms as 'Brutally Honest Prayers'
9. 2. 2. Prayer as Means of Letting Go and Holding Back
9. 2. 3. Conclusions Based on the Psychologically Oriented Evaluation
9. 3. Praying Psalms Cathartically?
9. 3. 1. Prayer and Ethical Formation
9. 3. 2. Psalms and the Hermeneutic of Self-Involvement
9. 3. 3. Psalms Revisited as Performative Texts
9. 3. 4. Distinguishing Violent Speech from Violent Action
9. 3. 5. Conclusions Based on the Liturgical Evaluation
9. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
10: Points of Convergence
10. 1. Problematic Prayers
10. 2. Proposed Solutions
10. 3. Pertinence for Liturgy
10. 4. Preferred Positions and Proposed Improvements
10. 5. Potential Pitfall
Part 1: Pursuing Generic Approaches
2. Psalm 137
2. 1. Approaching the Text
2. 2. Identifying the Strategies
2. 2. 1. Commentaries on the Call for Retribution
2. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Call for Violence
2. 2. 3. Mitigating Response to the Psalm in General
2. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 137
2. 3. 1. A Prayer that Submits Vengeance to God
2. 3. 2. Figurative Language
2. 3. 3. A Cry from Below
2. 3. 4. A Longing for Justice
3. Psalm 58
3. 1. Approaching the Text
3. 2. Identifying the Strategies
3. 2. 1. Commentaries on the Call for Violence (vv. 6-9)
3. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Acclamation of Vengeance (v. 10)
3. 2. 3. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
3. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 58
3. 3. 1. More 'Justice' than 'Vengeance'
3. 3. 2. A Cry from Below
3. 3. 3. Cathartic Prayer
3. 3. 4. Figurative Language
4. Psalm 109
4. 1. Approaching the Text
4. 2. Identifying the Strategies
4. 2. 1. Commentary Responses to the Call for Vengeance
4. 2. 2. Commentary Responses to the Call for Violence
4. 2. 3. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
4. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 109
4. 3. 1. Not a Psalm of Vengeance but of 'Justice'
4. 3. 2. Words with Cathartic Effect
4. 3. 3. A Cry from Below
5. Psalm 139
5. 1. Approaching the Text
5. 2. Identifying the Strategies
5. 2. 1. Mitigating Responses to the Psalm in General
5. 2. 2. Commentaries on the Call for Violence (vv. 19-20)
5. 2. 3. Commentaries on the Call for Hatred (vv. 21-22)
5. 3. Generic Approaches Applicable to Ps 139:19-24
5. 3. 1. A Psalm of 'Justice'
5. 3. 2. A Cathartic Prayer
5. 3. 3. A Circumstantially Motivated Prayer
6. Patterns in the Exegetical Discourse
6. 1. Popular Hermeneutical Approaches
6. 2. Preparations for Part 2
6. 2. 1. Preconceived Notions Uncovered through a 'Meta-commentary' Perspective
6. 2. 2. Pertinence for Liturgy: LOTH as Predominant Example
Part 2: Pertinence for Liturgy
7. Psalms of Justice?
7. 1. Substituting 'Vengeance' with 'Justice'
7. 1. 1. Psalms 137 and 58 as Example Texts
7. 2. Philosophical Inputs on the Exegetical Approach
7. 2. 1. Attitudes Towards Revenge, Past and Present
7. 2. 2. Can 'Justice' and 'Vengeance' be Used Interchangeably?
7. 2. 3. Thick Concepts and Thin Agreements
7. 2. 4. Separating Personal and Impersonal Longings
7. 2. 5. A God of Justice or of Vengeance? Theological Implications
7. 2. 6. Conclusions Based on the Philosophical Excursus
7. 3. Praying 'Psalms of Justice'?
7. 3. 1. Prayer as Impersonal Activity?
7. 3. 2. Perhaps a Liturgically Adjusted Translation?
7. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
8. Psalms for the Poor?
8. 1. Mitigating Psalms from a Circumstantial Perspective
8. 1. 1. Psalm 109 as Example Text
8. 2. The Voice of the Poor
8. 2. 1. The Motif of the Poor and Armenfrömmigkeit in Psalms
8. 2. 2. The Approach's Pastoral Appeal
8. 2. 3. Defining 'Poverty' and the Speaker's Identity
8. 2. 4. Revisiting Ps 109
8. 2. 5. Conclusions Based on the Exegetical Evaluation
8. 3. Praying 'From Below'? Introducing the Performative Perspective
8. 3. 1. Vocalizing Scripture with First-Person Pronouns
8. 3. 2. Psalms as 'Appropriation of Speech'
8. 3. 3. Praying 'From Below' in the Presence or on Behalf of Others
8. 3. 4. Prayer Against a 'Faceless' Enemy
8. 3. 5. Conclusions Based on the Liturgical Evaluation
8. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
9. Psalms for Cathartic Prayer?
9. 1. Psalms as Prospects for Catharsis
9. 1. 1. Psalms 139 and 137 as Example Texts
9. 2. Pastoral and Psychological Assumptions
9. 2. 1. Psalms as 'Brutally Honest Prayers'
9. 2. 2. Prayer as Means of Letting Go and Holding Back
9. 2. 3. Conclusions Based on the Psychologically Oriented Evaluation
9. 3. Praying Psalms Cathartically?
9. 3. 1. Prayer and Ethical Formation
9. 3. 2. Psalms and the Hermeneutic of Self-Involvement
9. 3. 3. Psalms Revisited as Performative Texts
9. 3. 4. Distinguishing Violent Speech from Violent Action
9. 3. 5. Conclusions Based on the Liturgical Evaluation
9. 4. The Approach's Pertinence for Liturgy
10: Points of Convergence
10. 1. Problematic Prayers
10. 2. Proposed Solutions
10. 3. Pertinence for Liturgy
10. 4. Preferred Positions and Proposed Improvements
10. 5. Potential Pitfall
Recenzii
This is an exceptionally thorough analysis of the issues surrounding the actual and potential use of imprecatory Psalms in worship. Nord explores four imprecatory Psalms, three reading strategies (pertaining to justice/vengeance, reading from 'below', and cathartic expression), two levels of reading (commentary and metacommentary), and a subtle use of one key philosophical tool, speech act theory. She offers a perceptive analysis, full of hermeneutical insights, of the difference between what commentators suggest and how worshippers experience these Psalms in practice. This is a most welcome study of an area of pressing importance at the intersection of scripture and Christian worship.
This impressively researched account exposes the need for a dialogue between those liturgists who advise the exclusion of imprecatory Psalms from worship, and academics whose commentaries infer that such psalms pose no problem, properly understood. Nord's own commentary on the most difficult psalms-137, 58, 109, and 139-and her examination of the three key arguments used to include such psalms-defending justice, exonerating by circumstance, and advocating catharsis-will provoke responses from academy and the church alike. Her conclusion, that every argument fails in its attempt to advocate 'virtuous violence,' whether undertaken by humans or by God, demonstrates that further hermeneutical study of imprecatory psalms is vital. An engaging and challenging read!
Elisabet Nord addresses a predicament: despite abundant scholarly discourse recommending liturgical use of the imprecatory Psalms, those scholarly discussions do not result in greater use of or comfort with these prayers in liturgical contexts. As Nord addresses trends and tendencies evident in Psalms commentaries with sensitivity and finesse, she explores the space between scholarly discourse and what liturgical leaders and worshippers find persuasive. Nord's challenging and welcome metacommentary invites scholars to reflect about the audience and goals of the commentary genre. An important and thought-provoking book.
This impressively researched account exposes the need for a dialogue between those liturgists who advise the exclusion of imprecatory Psalms from worship, and academics whose commentaries infer that such psalms pose no problem, properly understood. Nord's own commentary on the most difficult psalms-137, 58, 109, and 139-and her examination of the three key arguments used to include such psalms-defending justice, exonerating by circumstance, and advocating catharsis-will provoke responses from academy and the church alike. Her conclusion, that every argument fails in its attempt to advocate 'virtuous violence,' whether undertaken by humans or by God, demonstrates that further hermeneutical study of imprecatory psalms is vital. An engaging and challenging read!
Elisabet Nord addresses a predicament: despite abundant scholarly discourse recommending liturgical use of the imprecatory Psalms, those scholarly discussions do not result in greater use of or comfort with these prayers in liturgical contexts. As Nord addresses trends and tendencies evident in Psalms commentaries with sensitivity and finesse, she explores the space between scholarly discourse and what liturgical leaders and worshippers find persuasive. Nord's challenging and welcome metacommentary invites scholars to reflect about the audience and goals of the commentary genre. An important and thought-provoking book.