A thoughtful and nuanced reading of Lamentations that refuses reductionist binary and supports a dialogic approach to acknowledge the multiple voices of pain, penitence and protest.
Every life, and every land and people, has reasons for lament and complaint. This collection of essays explores the biblical foundations and the contemporary resonances of lament literature.This new w
Bier proposes here a strong new understanding of the Book of Lamentations, drawing on Bakhtinian ideas of multiple voices to analyse the poetic speaking voices within the text; examining their theolog
