Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus’ Laments in the New Testament

Know about the book -

Jesus Wept: The Significance of Jesus’ Laments in the New Testament is written by Rebekah Eklund and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0567656551 (ISBN 10) and 9780567656551 (ISBN 13).

Lament does not seem to be a pervasive feature of the New Testament, particularly when viewed in relation to the Old Testament. A careful investigation of the New Testament, however, reveals that it thoroughly incorporates the pattern of Old Testament lament into its proclamation of the gospel, especially in the person of Jesus Christ as he both prays and embodies lament. As an act that fundamentally calls upon God to be faithful to God's promises to Israel and to the church, lament in the New Testament becomes a prayer of longing for God's kingdom, which has been inaugurated in the ministry and resurrection of Jesus, fully to come.