a Commentary Berlin, Adele. creator text bibliography kyu 2002 First edition. monographic eng

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xxvi, 135 pages ; 24 cm. "This commentary on Lamentations furnishes a fresh translation and discusses questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive exposition of the text."--BOOK JACKET. I. Introduction -- 1. The poetry of Lamentations -- 2. Gender and suffering -- Excursus 1: Bat-siyyon, the personified Zion -- Excursus 2: Jerusalem's residents: A sociological profile -- 3. Mourning as a religious concept -- 4. The theology of destruction and exile -- The paradigm of purity -- The political paradigm -- 5. Lamentations in literary context -- The biblical context: Qinah, communal lament, and Jerusalem lament -- The Mesopotamian context -- 6. Authorship -- 7. Date and purpose -- 8. lamentations at Qumran. II. Translation and commentary -- Lamentations 1:1-22: Mourning and shame -- Lamentations 2:1-22: Anger -- Lamentations 3:1-66: Exile -- Lamentations 4:1-22: Degradation -- Lamentations 5:1-22: Prayer. Adele Berlin. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Commentaries BS1535.53 .B47 2002 224.3077 BER 0664218490 9780664218492 2002071379 DLC 020518 20240222134308.0 49892430 eng