Guide to Lamentations
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The Book of Lamentations is a set of five poems supposedly written by Jeremiah, a Jewish "prophet". It is considered to be a fairly firsthand account of the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar and the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE.
[edit] Structure
The structure is fairly predictable.
- Jews do bad things to upset God.
- God decides to give the Jews yet another incredibly harsh object lesson to see if they'll finally "get it".
- Jews lament what has happened and promise to never upset God again.
- The following Tuesday, the cycle begins anew.
| Guide to the Bible | ||
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| Torah: Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy Old Testament History: Joshua - Judges - Ruth - Samuel (1 & 2) - Kings (1 and 2 Kings) - Chronicles - Ezra and Nehemiah - Esther Old Testament Wisdom: Job - Psalms - Proverbs - Ecclesiastes - Song of Solomon Major Prophets: Isaiah - Jeremiah - Lamentations - Ezekiel - Daniel Minor Prophets: Minor Prophets
The Gospels: Matthew - Mark - Luke - John Acts: Acts Pauline Epistles: Romans - 1 & 2 Corinthians - - Galatians - Ephesians - Philippians - Colossians - Thessalonians - 1 & 2 Timothy - Titus - Philemon General Epistles: Hebrews - James - 1 & 2 Peter 1, 2 & 3 John - Jude Revelation: Revelation Selected apocrypha: Gospel of Judas - Gospel of James - Gospel of Mary - Gospel of Philip - Gospel of Thomas - Nag Hammadi texts | ||
