On traumatised mothers and children? Re-reading Lamentations through the lens of trauma
Verbum et Ecclesia
| Field | Value | |
| Title | On traumatised mothers and children? Re-reading Lamentations through the lens of trauma | |
| Creator | Ngqeza, Zukile | |
| Description | Lamentations 2:20 and 4:10 are biblical texts described as ‘texts of terror’ as well as traumatic biblical texts where ‘tender-hearted women have eaten their children’ (NLT). As Lamentations 2:20 and 4:10 mention a traumatic event, a trauma biblical approach will be utilised to read these biblical texts. The biblical trauma hermeneutics challenges the traditional and judgemental reading of traumatic events as well as the social, cultural and intellectual power of those who tell the stories of the traumatised victims in the Bible and contemporary society. This study will demonstrate the ways in which trauma theory when applied to reading these biblical texts, challenges and subverts the narrator’s version of these biblical texts. Ultimately, the mothers in these biblical texts will be presented as victims of biblical collective trauma rather than as mere murderers and eaters of their children.Transdisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This study displays intersections between Psychology and Biblical Studies. In this article, Trauma Theory is used to read and interpret Lamentations 2:20 and 4:10. This study is interdisciplinary because I make use of psychology and trauma scholars to read Old Testament texts. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-06-12 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ve.v45i1.3168 | |
| Source | Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 45, No 1 (2024); 7 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982 | |
| Language | eng | |
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