Lamentations 1:1-6
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- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- I.9, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- VIII.1, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes (c. 1599).
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
- From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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- "National tragedies threaten to render communities speechless. The collective grief can be overwhelming."
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Lamentations 1:1-6; 3:19-26, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
- "A lament can be an expression of anger, despair, blame, grief, hopelessness and many other feelings. This city is feeling all the pain and loss suffered by those who are devastated by war. The fact that they may have brought it on themselves by their rebellion against Babylon does not lessen the severe feelings evoked by all their losses."
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- "The title, Lamentations, reflects the ancient Hebrew name of this book meaning ?funeral dirges?. Each of the five chapters is a hymn about the fall of Jerusalem at the hand of the Babylonians in 587 BCE and the exile that followed."
- "How Lonely Sits the City," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
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- Articles & Background:
- Tears
from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. See esp
"During the Exiles' Long Night, God
Weeps."
- "When the Holy One grieves, He strikes both hands together, clasps them over His heart, then folds His arms as He weeps over the righteous, sometimes secretly, sometimes openly."
- Tears
from Jewish Heritage OnLine Magazine. See esp
"During the Exiles' Long Night, God
Weeps."
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Bergant, Dianne, C.S.A.,
"The Challenge of Hermeneutics: Lamentations 1:1-11: A Test Case,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Charles William, "Reading Voices:
Personification, Dialogism and the Reader of Lamentations 1,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Olyan, Saul M., "Honor, Shame, and Covenant Relations
in Ancient Israel and Its Environment," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bergant, Dianne, C.S.A.,
"The Challenge of Hermeneutics: Lamentations 1:1-11: A Test Case,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
- Sermons:
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Connections: Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen and Lamentations 1:1-6, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2010.
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Lamentations
