Open AccessThe Voice of Geber (Lam 3) in the Panorama of Speaking Voices in the Book of Lamentations
Author(s) -
Cezary Korzec
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the biblical annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2451-2168
pISSN - 2083-2222
DOI - 10.31743/biban.12286
Subject(s) - identity (music) , daughter , panorama , history , literature , media studies , sociology , gender studies , art , aesthetics , political science , law , visual arts
The present study, acknowledging the centrality of Lam 3 in the book of Lamentations, examines the development of the speaking voice of the geber in this chapter and compares it with other voices speaking in the book. The questioned identity of the geber becomes a model for other ‘voices’: the narrator and the Daughter of Zion. The destruction of the city, carried out by God himself, indicates an exhaustion of the old institutions and the need for a new identity of both the Daughter of Zion and the supporters of the community of the city (i.e., the narrator) in the days of crisis.