The issue of personal loneliness is an acute challenge in the 21st century, and any response faces the initial problems of definition and language in discussing such intensely private matters. The essays in this volume turn to ancient prose and poetry in the search for such articulation, as the Hebrew Bible offers a deep pool for reflections about terminology, the diversity within the lonely crowd, and the overlap between loneliness and theology. Always aware of the cultural divide between ancient and contemporary contexts, the contributors pursue an interdisciplinary path via areas such as…mehr
The issue of personal loneliness is an acute challenge in the 21st century, and any response faces the initial problems of definition and language in discussing such intensely private matters. The essays in this volume turn to ancient prose and poetry in the search for such articulation, as the Hebrew Bible offers a deep pool for reflections about terminology, the diversity within the lonely crowd, and the overlap between loneliness and theology. Always aware of the cultural divide between ancient and contemporary contexts, the contributors pursue an interdisciplinary path via areas such as psychology and sociology, while also focusing on the role of gender, ecology, or space, and exploring the spirituality of the Bible's lonely portrayals. This range of perspectives, and the wide scope of lonely individuals within the Hebrew Bible, raises awareness for the reality and complexity of loneliness and puts into words the pain, problems, and possibilities of this highly relevant phenomenon.
Samuel Hildebrandt is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK. Ekaterina E. Kozlova is Old Testament Lecturer at London School of Theology, UK.
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Acknowledgements List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Chapter One: Lone Lonely Alone: Are There Loneliness Lexemes in the Hebrew Bible? - Sonja Noll Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile Chapter Two: The Spatiality of Loneliness in Hagar's Story (Genesis 16 21) - Karolien Vermeulen University of Antwerp Belgium Chapter Three: The Loneliest of All? The Widow and Orphan in the Hebrew Bible - Christie Gilfeather University of Cambridge UK Chapter Four: "A Desolate Woman": Gender Isolation and Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible - Holly Morse University of Manchester UK Chapter Five: "Two are Better than One..." (QOH 4:9): "Workplace" Loneliness and YHWH as an "Employer" in the Hebrew Bible - Ekaterina Kozlova King's College London UK Chapter Six: Recognizing the Hidden and Maliciously Exacerbated Loneliness Of Mephibosheth- Heather A. McKay Edge Hill College UK Chapter Seven: A Helper-Beast Brother-Jackal and Daughter-Lamb: Lonely Humans and Companionate Animals in Hebrew Bible - Suzanna Miller University of Edinburgh UK Chapter Eight: Aloneness in the Psalms - Philip Johnston University of Cambridge UK Chapter Nine: Good to be Alone: Positive Loneliness in Lamentations 3 and the Hebrew Bible - Samuel Hildebrandt Nazarene Theological College UK Chapter Ten: The Lonely God? Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible - David Reimer University of St. Andrews UK Index of Modern Authors Index of References
Acknowledgements List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Chapter One: Lone Lonely Alone: Are There Loneliness Lexemes in the Hebrew Bible? - Sonja Noll Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Chile Chapter Two: The Spatiality of Loneliness in Hagar's Story (Genesis 16 21) - Karolien Vermeulen University of Antwerp Belgium Chapter Three: The Loneliest of All? The Widow and Orphan in the Hebrew Bible - Christie Gilfeather University of Cambridge UK Chapter Four: "A Desolate Woman": Gender Isolation and Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible - Holly Morse University of Manchester UK Chapter Five: "Two are Better than One..." (QOH 4:9): "Workplace" Loneliness and YHWH as an "Employer" in the Hebrew Bible - Ekaterina Kozlova King's College London UK Chapter Six: Recognizing the Hidden and Maliciously Exacerbated Loneliness Of Mephibosheth- Heather A. McKay Edge Hill College UK Chapter Seven: A Helper-Beast Brother-Jackal and Daughter-Lamb: Lonely Humans and Companionate Animals in Hebrew Bible - Suzanna Miller University of Edinburgh UK Chapter Eight: Aloneness in the Psalms - Philip Johnston University of Cambridge UK Chapter Nine: Good to be Alone: Positive Loneliness in Lamentations 3 and the Hebrew Bible - Samuel Hildebrandt Nazarene Theological College UK Chapter Ten: The Lonely God? Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible - David Reimer University of St. Andrews UK Index of Modern Authors Index of References
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