Photograph: The western wall of the temple (pictured) is called the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem, and is a holy site of prayer. Picture credit: Creative Commons Zero. Lamentations was written, according to tradition by the prophet Jeremiah, after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC when Babylon took Israel captive. The walls of the city and the temple were torn down, and had to be rebuilt.
Below are messages, small group leader notes, and exegetical notes on the Book of Lamentations.
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The Heir of David: A Thematic and Canonical Analysis of the Writings
Essay exploring how the Writings — the third group of the Hebrew Bible according to the Jewish tradition — are arranged. There is a garden-to-exile-to-restoration theme that can be discerned in the orderings of the books in the Writings. The Writings develop the readers’ hope in the Heir of David as the one who will bring about the restoration from exile, and return to the garden land.
Bible Studies and Messages from The Anástasis Center: The Five Scrolls:
Bible Studies and Messages from The Anástasis Center: Writings:
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