Description: The book of Lamentations is one of the most vivid representations of grief and trauma in the Hebrew Bible. Written in the wake of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian Empire, it is comprised of five poems of twenty-two stanzas each, in a manner of tight formal unity unparalleled by any other work in the Scriptures. In this volume, widely respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay analyzes these and other aspects of Lamentations while keeping a constant eye on the book’s meaning and use as Christian Script ure. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology, Goldingay provides an original translation of the book from the Masoretic text along with verse-by-verse commentary. The Book of Lamentations: New International Commentary on the Old Testament The book of Lamentations is one of the most vivid representations of grief and trauma in the Hebrew Bible. Written in the wake of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian Empire, it is comprised of five poems of twenty-two stanzas each, in a manner of tight formal unity unparalleled by any other work in the Scriptures. In this volume, widely respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay analyzes these and other aspects of Lamentations while keeping a constant eye on the book’s meaning and use as Christian Script ure. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology, Goldingay provides an original translation of the book from the Masoretic text along with verse-by-verse commentary.
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Book Title: Book of Lamentations
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / Wisdom Literature
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: John Goldingay
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
