METAPHORS AND PERCEPTIONS OF SUFFERING IN THE LAMENTS OF THE HEBREW BIBLE
METAPHORS AND PERCEPTIONS OF SUFFERING IN THE LAMENTS OF THE HEBREW BIBLE
Author(s): Korinna ZAMFIRSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: laments; Hebrew Bible; metaphor; suffering; God-lament; I-lament.
Summary/Abstract: Laments are an integral and essential part of the Hebrew Bible. This paper explores the metaphorical descriptions of suffering and their implications for understanding the per¬ception, subjective experience and theological interpretation of suffering. The investigation focuses on two actors: God, who causes suffering passively, through non-involvement, or actively, by inflicting pain, and the human being who experiences pain as personal dissolution and conflict with God.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Theologia Catholica Latina
- Issue Year: 60/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 5-20
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
