Shame in the Individual Lament Psalms and African Spirituality

by Mark S. Aidoo

Overview

The book explores how the rhetorical function of bôš (shame) and its cognates within twelve Individual Lament Psalms (ILP) reflect persuasive responses aimed at enhancing the relational spirituality of the psalmist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631724330
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	07/17/2017
Series:	African Theological Studies / Etudes Théologiques Africaines , #12
Edition description:	New
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mark S. Aidoo is a lecturer in Old Testament Studies and Hebrew at Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon (Ghana). He studied theology at the Trinity Theological Seminary (Ghana), at Princeton Theological Seminary (USA) and Seoul Christian University (South Korea). He is a member of the Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes (GABES) and International Organization for the Study of Old Testament (IOSOT). He also serves as the Director for Special Programmes at Trinity Theological Seminary (Ghana)- His research interests are biblical interpretation, Hebrew poetry, and biblical leadership.

Table of Contents

Encountering the Phenomenon of Shame in Hebrew Bible – Anthropology, and Psychology – Positive Petitions for Shaming in the Rhetoric against the Enemy – Negative Petitions for Shaming in the Rhetoric against the Righteous – The Rhetoric of Shifting between Positive and Negative Shame – Creative Theological Consciousness of the Effectiveness of Shaming Rhetoric – Shame and African Spirituality.

Editorial Reviews

«Eine exegetische Untersuchung, die Aufmerksamkeit verdient, weil sie das Thema Scham im AT eingehend behandelt und das aus einem für uns ungewohnten Blickwinkel. »
(Hartwig F. Harms, Lutherische Theologie und Kirche 3-4/2018)

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