Interpreting Biblical Practices: Fasting and Mourning

This chapter delves into the author's challenge to readers to delve deeper into biblical texts, particularly in the context of practices such as fasting and mourning, as ways to elicit a response from the God of Israel. It examines how figures like Hannah transitioned from abundance to affliction through fasting and tears to seek blessings, and explores the intertwining of appealing to God while addressing personal wrongdoing.