Using a form of social-historical criticism this book provides a counter-reading of Lamentations that elucidates the impact and aftermath of siege warfare on Judah's peasants. The rhetoric of Lamentations, ancient Near Eastern writings, and archaeological evidence are considered, along with social models from other agrarian societies. Together these shed light on the changing social dynamics, religious customs, and political and economic structures of rural and urban Judah in the sixth century BCE. This study brings to life voices long silent, and suggests that Judah's peasants played a significant role in the survival of peasant and city-dweller alike, when Jerusalem fell.
| ISBN: | 9781607241126 |
| Publication date: | 22nd September 2010 |
| Author: | Lauress Wilkins |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Series: | Biblical Intersections |
| Genres: |
Christianity Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts |
Using a form of social-historical criticism this book provides a counter-reading of Lamentations that elucidates the impact and aftermath of siege warfare on Judah's peasants. The rhetoric of Lamentations, ancient Near Eastern writings, and archaeological evidence are considered, along with social models from other agrarian societies. Together these shed light on the changing social dynamics, religious customs, and political and economic structures of rural and urban Judah in the sixth century BCE. This study brings to life voices long silent, and suggests that Judah's peasants played a significant role in the survival of peasant and city-dweller alike, when Jerusalem fell.
The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era features in the following genres: Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era is available in Hardback
The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era was written by Lauress Wilkins and published by Gorgias Press
The Book of Lamentations and the Social World of Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Era has 277 pages
Yes it is part of Biblical Intersections series