Jewish and Christian Approaches to Suffering in the Reception of Psalm 137

This paper illustrates how Psalm 137 is used to address the question of suffering by Jews and Christians during various crises of faith. In Jewish tradition, the psalm has a “meta-narrative” which meant reading it as a story set in poetry, speaking to the people as a whole not only emotionally but a...

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Main Author: Susan Gillingham
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: OTSSA 2019-09-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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