• The Message of Lamentations, By Christopher J. H. Wright
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    The Message of Lamentations

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Christopher J. H. Wright

    The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 BC is the likely setting for the book of Lamentations. This was the most traumatic event in Old Testament history, as Israel faced extreme human suffering, the destruction of the ancient city, national humiliation, and the undermining of all that was thought to be divinely guaranteed, such as the Davidic monarchy, the city of ...

  • Walking with God Through the Valley: Recovering the Purpose of Biblical Lament, By May Young
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    Walking with God Through the Valley

    Recovering the Purpose of Biblical Lament

    by May Young

    Recovering the Practice of Lament

    The church desperately needs to recover the practice of lament. But what exactly are we asking for?

    The call for lament echoes throughout the pages of Scripture. This ever-present genre shaped the lives of ancient communities, and it should shape the practices of churches today. And yet contemporary Christian communities often don't ...

  • Jeremiah, Lamentations, Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
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    Jeremiah, Lamentations

    Volume 12

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...

  • Jeremiah, Lamentations, Edited by J. Jeffery Tyler
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    Jeremiah, Lamentations

    Old Testament Volume 11

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by J. Jeffery Tyler

    The prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, described in the Old Testament books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, took place during a time of chaos and tragedy for the people of Israel: the fall of Jerusalem, the destruction of the temple, and the exile to Babylon. Yet, in the midst of this loss and in hope of the restoration of God's people, Jeremiah is able to declare: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ...

  • Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, By Soong-Chan Rah
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    Prophetic Lament

    A Call for Justice in Troubled Times

    by Soong-Chan Rah
    Foreword by Brenda Salter McNeil

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    When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book ...

  • Jeremiah and Lamentations: An Introduction and Commentary, By Hetty Lalleman
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    Jeremiah and Lamentations

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

    by Hetty Lalleman

    Despite the themes of doom and destruction, the primary message of Jeremiah is one of the love and grace of a God who never gives up on those he has called to be his own. The prophet's life is characterized by suffering, but he points to a new beginning, a new covenant and a new hope, eventually made possible through the unique Suffering Servant. Lamentations powerfully expresses personal and national ...

  • Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns
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    Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings

    A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

    The IVP Bible Dictionary Series

    Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns

    Christianity Today Merit Award winner
    ECPA Gold Medallion

    The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the prophets. The divine voice does not peal from Sinai, there are no narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often ...

  • Jeremiah, Lamentations, Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
    hardcover

    Jeremiah, Lamentations

    Volume 12

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria ...

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