Revolutionary Activities of God in Behalf of the Weak in the Song of Hannah : The Song’s Communal Character and Contribution to the Expansion of Thanksgiving
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In this research, I inquire into how and why the descriptions of a revolutionary God who acts in behalf of the weak and needy would contribute to the expansion of authentic thanksgiving. The Song of Hannah shows the general pattern of thanksgiving, which is made up of Outcry―God’s response―Thanksgiving. However, its description of a revolutionary God for the weak and needy, which seems to be rarely found in thanksgiving, paradoxically plays a significant role in making this Song an authentic song of thanksgiving. In the ritual context, the God who turns things upside down is beneficial for both the thanks-givers and the suffered. The theme of a revolutionary God in the Song of Hannah promotes the expansion of thanksgiving among Christians by encouraging their participation in both communal lament and thanksgiving. Considering the Song of Hannah as being full of witness to God’s revolutionary activities, I propose that communal thanksgiving using this Song will encourage interpersonal dynamics within the community and its spiritual transformation. The Song of Hannah presents the move from personal thanksgiving to a broader horizon, i.e., the ongoing activity of God in behalf of the weak and needy. Including the activities of God for the weak in their communal thanksgiving will regenerate the additional dynamic following the general pattern of Outcry―God’s Response―Thanksgiving. Through interpersonal dynamics within the communal worship context, both thanks-givers and the suffered would experience the Song of Hannah as a revelatory text that provides new meaning and the expansion of thanksgiving among them.
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In this research, I inquire into how and why the descriptions of a revolutionary God who acts in behalf of the weak and needy would contribute to the expansion of authentic thanksgiving. The Song of Hannah shows the general pattern of thanksgiving, which is made up of Outcry―God’s response―Thanksgiving. However, its description of a revolutionary God for the weak and needy, which seems to be rarely found in thanksgiving, paradoxically plays a significant role in making this Song an authentic song of thanksgiving. In the ritual context, the God who turns things upside down is beneficial for both the thanks-givers and the suffered. The theme of a revolutionary God in the Song of Hannah promotes the expansion of thanksgiving among Christians by encouraging their participation in both communal lament and thanksgiving. Considering the Song of Hannah as being full of witness to God’s revolutionary activities, I propose that communal thanksgiving using this Song will encourage interpersonal dynamics within the community and its spiritual transformation. The Song of Hannah presents the move from personal thanksgiving to a broader horizon, i.e., the ongoing activity of God in behalf of the weak and needy. Including the activities of God for the weak in their communal thanksgiving will regenerate the additional dynamic following the general pattern of Outcry―God’s Response―Thanksgiving. Through interpersonal dynamics within the communal worship context, both thanks-givers and the suffered would experience the Song of Hannah as a revelatory text that provides new meaning and the expansion of thanksgiving among them.
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