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The article examines the role of maternal voices in the theological themes of height, inhospitality, and divine reversal across biblical texts.

May 21, 2026Open Access

Daughters of Sodom, Daughters of Zion, Daughters of Mary: Maternal Lament, Inhospitality, and Divine Reversal in Ezekiel 16, Lamentations, and Luke 1

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The article examines the role of maternal voices in the theological themes of height, inhospitality, and divine reversal across biblical texts.
Analyzed maternal figures in Ezekiel 16, Lamentations, and Luke 1 for their theological implications.
Explored connections between critiques of inhospitality and expressions of hope in these texts.
Discussed the relevance of maternal lament for transdiasporic contexts and Black Maternal Theology.
Identified Jerusalem as a daughter surpassing Sodom's inhospitality; highlights moral critique.
Highlighted Daughter Zion's grief in Lamentations as vocal protest post-destruction.
Presented Mary in Luke's Magnificat as a symbol of divine reversal and upliftment of the lowly.

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This article explores how maternal lament functions as prophetic resistance and eschatological hope in sacred texts, highlighting divine reversals.

Edward Chard, Hon. Lect., Mark (2026) studied this question.

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This article explores how maternal lament functions as prophetic resistance and eschatological hope in sacred texts, highlighting divine reversals.