Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus' Laments in the New Testament

by Rebekah Eklund, Chris Keith (Editor)

Overview

Lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. A careful investigation of the New Testament, however, reveals that it thoroughly incorporates the pattern of Old Testament lament into its proclamation of the gospel, especially in the person of Jesus Christ as he both prays and embodies lament.

As an act that fundamentally calls upon God to be faithful to God's promises to Israel and to the church, lament in the New Testament becomes a prayer of longing for God's kingdom, which has been inaugurated in the ministry and resurrection of Jesus, fully to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567671820
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/28/2016
Series:	The Library of New Testament Studies , #515
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,026,816
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rebekah Eklund is Assistant Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland, USA. She received her Th.D. in New Testament from Duke Divinity School, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Bridging from Lament in the Old Testament to Lament in the New

Chapter 2 The Laments of Jesus in the Fourfold Gospel

Chapter 3 Son of Man, Son of Abraham: Jesus Laments as a Human Being and an Israelite

Chapter 4 King, Priest, Prophet: Jesus Laments as the Messiah

Chapter 5 Divine Lament

Chapter 6 Christian Lament and Inaugurated Eschatology

Chapter 7 Conclusion: Lament as a Christian Practice

Bibliography
Index