God in the Dock: Dialogic Tension in the Psalms of Lament (JSOT Supplement)

Examining the dialogic structure of biblical psalms of lament, this book develops observations about voicing out of the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, utilized to re-evaluate the theological expression of lament psalms as well as components of Israel's rhetorical relationship with its deity. What emerges is a theology that gives voice to the tension that existed between faith in a god who practises flawless "hesed," or covenantal loyalty, and the experience of God's failure to uphold his side of the bargain.