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 Lamentations, Book Of : Judaic Terms
72 words, approx. 1 pages A Biblical book, numbered among the *five *scrolls. The Book of Lamentations is a lament for the destruction of *Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. It was traditionally thought to have been written by *Jeremiah although this is not accepted by... summary from source:
Lamentations : Judaism Terms
32 words, approx. 1 pagesBiblical book of alphabetical acrostic poems mourning the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.; recited on Tisha BeAb (see AB, NINTH OF); attributed to... summary from source:
 Book of Lamentations Information
1,361 words, approx. 5 pages
The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew איכה ʾēḫā(h), Eikha) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jewish people on Tisha B'Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the Temple in... 
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 The Catholic Biblical Quarterly The Alphabetic Acrostic in the Book of Lamentations
10/01/2007: 5,016 words, approx. 17 pages THE FIRST FOUR POEMS of the Book of Lamentations are in the form of alphabetical acrostics.1 Each poem has twenty-two verses: in chaps. 1, 2, and 3 there are three lines in each stanza; in chap. 4, two lines; and in chap. 5, one... summary from source:
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 AP News Critics of 'The Secret' bemoan claims
6/23/2007: 1,777 words, approx. 6 pagesThe woman with long, dark hair looks yearningly at the gold necklace in the window of a jewelry store. She fixates on the bling. There's some kind of disruption in the atmosphere. And then, the necklace is draped around her neck.The scenes unfold in "The... summary from source:
AP Features Critics of 'The Secret' bemoan lack of action in its pages
6/25/2007: 1,780 words, approx. 6 pagesThe woman with long, dark hair looks yearningly at the gold necklace in the window of a jewelry store. She fixates on the bling. There is some kind of disruption in the atmosphere. And then, the necklace is draped around her neck.The scenes unfold in...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Norman K. Gottwald
19,359 words, approx. 65 pages
In the following excerpt, Gottwald argues that Lamentations stresses the unique nature of the fall of Jerusalem and Israel's sins in order to convince its audience that the destruction must have been the will of God and that, in the face of discouraging external conditions, hope of renewal can nevertheless be found.
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Critical Essay by Tod Linafelt
11,687 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Linafelt examines elements of the dirge and lament in the first two chapters of the Book of Lamentation, deeming these sections “literature of survival.”
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Critical Essay by Dilbert R. Hillers
10,945 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Hillers provides an overview of Lamentations and explores a number of topics including its place in the biblical canon; its alphabetic acrostics; its meter, parallelism, syntax, and strophic structure; and its liturgical use.
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