Lamentations

LamentationsExplore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afresh The book of Lamentations is disturbing, says highly regarded Old Testament scholar Mark J. Boda. It forces readers to encounter the honest pain of a community and to struggle with the various strategies employed for processing that pain. Its presence in the scriptural canon of all streams of Judaism and Christianity is testimony to its enduring value. This

Questions for discussion and reflection are included

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This book will help you

Christianity Today 2008 Book Award (Theology/Ethics)

The book has been revised throughout and features a new interior design

Through Jesus

criticizing misinterpretation and transgression--not legalism

The final section deals with practical issues and challenges of missionary life

Is everyone called to something

resilience

In light of new studies on early Judaism

The book includes a foreword by Elizabeth Robar