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DAUGHTER ZION Ancient Israel and Its Literature DAUGHTER ZION Ancient Israel and Its Literature Steven L. McKenzie, General Editor Editorial Board Suzanne Boorer Victor H. Matthews ! omas C. Römer Benjamin D. Sommer Nili Wazana Number 13 DAUGHTER ZION Her Portrait, Her Response DAUGHTER ZION HER PORTRAIT, HER RESPONSE Edited by Mark J. Boda, Carol J. Dempsey, and LeAnn Snow Flesher Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta DAUGHTER ZION Her Portrait, Her Response Copyright © 2012 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permit- ted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions O! ce, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Library of Congress Control Number: 2012952534 ISBN 978-1-58983-701-0 (paper binding : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-58983-795-9 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) iscovery of Jewish Printed on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) and ISO 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. C"#$%#$& Abbreviations ....................................................................................................vi Preface Mark J. Boda, Carol J. Dempsey, and LeAnn Snow Flesher .................1 Cognitive Linguistics and the “Idolatry-Is-Adultery” Metaphor of Jeremiah 2–3 Barbara Green ...........................................................................................11 Speaking of Speaking: ! e Form of Zion’s Su' ering in Lamentations Jill Middlemas ...........................................................................................39 Isaiah 40–55: A Judahite Reading Drama Lena-So( a Tiemeyer ................................................................................55 ! e Fecundity of Fair Zion: Beauty and Fruitfulness as Spiritual Ful( llment Stephen L. Cook .......................................................................................77 Daughter Zion: Metaphor and Dialogue in the Book of Lamentations Mary L. Conway .....................................................................................101 Yhwh as Jealous Husband: Abusive Authoritarian or Passionate Protector? A Reexamination of a Prophetic Image Brittany Kim............................................................................................127 Zion’s Plea that God See Her as She Sees Herself: Unanswered Prayer in Lamentations 1–2 John F. Hobbins ......................................................................................149 vi DAUGHTER ZION ! e Daughter of Zion Goes Fishing in Heaven Michael H. Floyd ....................................................................................177 Ezekiel 16—Shared Memory of Yhwh’s Relationship with Jerusalem: A Story of Fraught Expectations Mignon R. Jacobs ...................................................................................201 Zion’s Body as a Site of God’s Motherhood in Isaiah 66:7–14 Christl M. Maier .....................................................................................225 Demonized Children and Traumatized, Battered Wives: Daughter Zion as Biblical Metaphor of Domestic and Sexual Violence Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan .........................................................................243 Mission Not Impossible: Justifying Zion’s Destruction and Exonerating the Common Survivors Kim Lan Nguyen ....................................................................................269 Daughter Zion: Codependent No More LeAnn Snow Flesher ..............................................................................293 ! e Daughter’s Joy Mark J. Boda ...........................................................................................321 “Whose God Is ! is Anyway?”: A Response to Carleen Mandolfo Carol J. Dempsey ....................................................................................343 Daughter Zion Talks Back to Her Interlocutors Carleen Mandolfo ..................................................................................355 Bibliography ...................................................................................................369 Contributors ...................................................................................................401 Index of Ancient Sources..............................................................................403 Index of Modern Authors.............................................................................421 A))*%+,-$,"#& AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David Noel Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. 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