The Old Testament as Controlled Substance: How Insights from Trauma Studies Reveal Healing Capacities in Potentially Harmful Texts

被引:11
作者
Frechette, Christopher G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Boston Coll, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 USA
关键词
Trauma; Divine punishment; Suffering; Jeremiah; Book of; Healing;
D O I
10.1177/0020964314552624
中图分类号
B9 [宗教];
学科分类号
010107 ;
摘要
The essay discusses how biblical interpreters employ the concept of trauma reflected in the Old Testament and theories of symbolic representation that can help foster recovery from trauma. The book of Jeremiah, as a test case, demonstrates the healing capacity of the metaphor of suffering as divine punishment.
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页数:15
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