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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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1. Area of Investigation and Its importance
2. Topic of Thesis and Intended Construction
II. The Model of the Movement toward a Broader Horizon of Thanksgiving
1. General Pattern of Outcry―God's Response―Thanksgiving
2. Communal and Social Characteristics of Thanksgiving/Praise
3. Interpersonal Dynamics in the Communal Context of Thanksgiving
III. The Song of Hannah and Its Account of a Revolutionary God
1. Revolutionary Activities of God in Behalf of the Afflicted and Weak in the Song of Hannah
2. Revolutionary Activities of God and Authentic Thanksgiving
3. Revolutionary Activities of God and Communal Character within the Text
IV. Movement toward a Broader Horizon with the Song of Hannah
1. Original Song of Hannah? Or Inserted Poem in the Narrative of Hannah?
2. Continual Applications and the Formation of Communal Thanksgiving
3. Ongoing Formation of Communal Thanksgiving with the Revolutionary God
V. Conclusion
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