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The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: אֵיכָה, ʾĒḵā, from its incipit meaning "how") is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. [1] In the Hebrew Bible , it appears in the Ketuvim ("Writings") as one of the Five Megillot ("Five Scrolls") alongside the Song of Songs , Book of Ruth , Ecclesiastes , and ...
The Book of Lamentations shares some motifs with earlier Mesopotamian laments. [2] Whereas the Mesopotamian laments are in the voice of the city's tutelary goddess, Lamentations, with its monotheistic background, is instead tenderly addressed as "Daughter Jerusalem" and "Daughter Zion". [13]: 317 [14]
Pages in category "Book of Lamentations" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Book of Lamentations of the Old Testament, which bewails the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in the sixth century B.C., is similar in style and theme to these earlier Mesopotamian laments. Similar laments can be found in the Book of Jeremiah, the Book of Ezekiel and the Book of Psalms, Psalm 137 (Psalms 137:1–9). [1]
The Book of Lamentations or Lamentations of Jeremiah figures in the Old Testament. The Lamentation of Christ (under many closely variant terms) is a common subject from the Life of Christ in art, showing Jesus' dead body being mourned after the Crucifixion.
The Book of Isaiah, the Book of Jeremiah, and the Book of Ezekiel are included among the Nevi'im. The Book of Lamentations and the Book of Daniel are included among the Ketuvim. The Hebrew Bible does not include the Book of Baruch. [2]
The Book of Lamentations. Translated by Esther Allen. Penguin Books. 1998. ISBN 978-0-14-118003-8. (Oficio de tinieblas) A Rosario Castellanos Reader: An Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays and Drama. Maureen Ahern. University of Texas Press. 28 June 2010. pp. 1–.
In terms of the Tanakh, it includes the Latter Prophets from the Nevi'im, with the addition of Lamentations (which in the Tanakh is one of the Five Megillot) and Daniel, both of which are included among the books of the Hebrew Ketuvim. [2] The prophetic books are named as such because prophets are traditionally attributed as authors. [3]