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Thomas Tallis set the first lesson, and second lesson, of Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday between 1560, and 1569: "when the practice of making musical settings of the Holy Week readings from the Book of Jeremiah enjoyed a brief and distinguished flowering in England (the practice had developed on the continent during the early 15th century)".
The lamentations of Jeremiah are depicted in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. The traditional ascription of authorship to Jeremiah derives from the impetus to ascribe all biblical books to inspired biblical authors, and Jeremiah being a prophet at the time who prophesied its demise was an obvious choice. [3]
The difficulties he encountered, as described in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet". [13] Jeremiah was called to prophecy c. 626 BC [14] by God to proclaim Jerusalem's coming destruction [15] by invaders from the north. [16]
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]
There are 66 books in the King James Bible; 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.The Catholic Bible contains 73 books; the additional seven books are called the Apocrypha and are considered canonical by the Catholic Church, but not by other Christians.
Rather than setting the lessons as prescribed by the liturgy of Tenebrae, the Latin text is freely selected from the Book of Lamentations. Lasting about ten minutes, the work is in three movements: O vos omnes , Ego vir videns and Recordare, Domine , drawn respectively from chapters 1, 3 & 5.
The prophet Jeremiah lamenting the fall of Jerusalem, engraving by Gustave Doré, 1866. A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in verse, in which the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and always contains a prophecy of society's imminent downfall.
Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet; Lamentations Rabbah; Leçons de ténèbres (Couperin) T. Targum Lamentations; Tisha B'Av This page was last edited on 22 ...