Lamentations

Download or read book Lamentations written by Jill Middlemas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide, Jill Middlemas introduces students to the Book of Lamentations by examining the book's structure and characteristics, covering the latest in biblical scholarship on Lamentations, including historical and interpretive issues, and considering a range of scholarly approaches. In particular, the guide provides students with an introduction to Hebrew poetry as it relates to Lamentations and includes insights from the field of trauma and postcolonial studies. With suggestions of further reading at the end of each chapter, this guide will be an useful accompaniment to study of Lamentations.