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The Priceless Gain of Penitence: From Communal Lament To Penitential Prayer in the "Exilic" Liturgy of Israel

The Priceless Gain of Penitence: From Communal Lament To Penitential Prayer in the "Exilic"... 51 THE PRICELESS GAIN OF PENITENCE: FROM COMMUNAL LAMENT TO PENITENTIAL PRAYER IN THE "EXILIC" LITURGY OF ISRAEL MARK J. BODA Canadian Theological Seminary, Regina, Saskatchewan S4T OH8 In his 1986 article "The Costly Loss of Lament," Walter Brueggemann mourns the absence of lament in the contemporary "functioning canon. " 1 He claims that the loss of this speech form has serious implications for the religious faith and practice of contemporary communities. It indi- cates, first of all, the loss of "genuine covenant interaction" because one party in the covenant relationship has either been silenced or restricted to expressions of praise, producing what he calls "yes-men and women." " Secondly, it signals the stifling of discussions of theodicy so that quest tions of justice cannot be asked and soon become "invisible and illegiti- mate." " According to Brueggemann the stakes are high, for such stifling on the religious plane will carry over onto the social plane: A community of faith that negates laments soon concludes that the hard issues of justice are improper questions to pose at the throne, because the throne seems to be only a place of praise. I believe it thus follows that if justice http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

The Priceless Gain of Penitence: From Communal Lament To Penitential Prayer in the "Exilic" Liturgy of Israel

Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 25 (1): 51 – Jan 1, 2003

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© 2003 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0195-9085
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1871-2207
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10.1163/187122003X00033
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51 THE PRICELESS GAIN OF PENITENCE: FROM COMMUNAL LAMENT TO PENITENTIAL PRAYER IN THE "EXILIC" LITURGY OF ISRAEL MARK J. BODA Canadian Theological Seminary, Regina, Saskatchewan S4T OH8 In his 1986 article "The Costly Loss of Lament," Walter Brueggemann mourns the absence of lament in the contemporary "functioning canon. " 1 He claims that the loss of this speech form has serious implications for the religious faith and practice of contemporary communities. It indi- cates, first of all, the loss of "genuine covenant interaction" because one party in the covenant relationship has either been silenced or restricted to expressions of praise, producing what he calls "yes-men and women." " Secondly, it signals the stifling of discussions of theodicy so that quest tions of justice cannot be asked and soon become "invisible and illegiti- mate." " According to Brueggemann the stakes are high, for such stifling on the religious plane will carry over onto the social plane: A community of faith that negates laments soon concludes that the hard issues of justice are improper questions to pose at the throne, because the throne seems to be only a place of praise. I believe it thus follows that if justice

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