The Message Of Lamentations

Author : Christopher J.H. Wright
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514006405

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The Message of Lamentations by Christopher J.H. Wright Pdf

The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 BC is the likely setting for the book of Lamentations. This was the most traumatic event in Old Testament history, as Israel faced extreme human suffering, the destruction of the ancient city, national humiliation, and the undermining of all that was thought to be divinely guaranteed, such as the Davidic monarchy, the city of Zion, and the very temple of their God. It is out of such unspeakable pain that Lamentations speaks, through poetry of astonishing beauty and intricacy, although soaked in tears. If we neglect this book of the Bible, says Chris Wright, we miss the challenge and reward of wrestling with the massive theological issues that permeate it. How can suffering be endured alongside faith in an all-loving, good God? If death and destruction stalk the land, can Israel's faith in the covenant God of faithfulness and mercy be sustained? Through this commentary, Wright shows that we must not isolate Lamentations from the rest of the Bible, nor should we read the rest of the Bible without Lamentations. It is a crucial part of the narrative that still has many messages for us to learn from today. Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, The Message of Lamentations offers an insightful, readable exposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, the Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bible and anyone who wants to delve deeper into the text. This revised edition of a classic volume features lightly updated language and a new interior design.

Author : Camden Bucey
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433557446

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Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah by Camden Bucey Pdf

The books of Lamentations, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah are rich with God’s truth concerning our need of redemption. But hope and mercy have the fi nal word as God promises to bless those who turn back to him in faith and repentance. This accessible study takes readers through these books over the course of 12 weeks. The prophecies, though far removed from our historical context, are deeply relevant and applicable to today’s contemporary issues—offering hope for restoration in our fallen world. Part of the Knowing the Bible series.

Author : Soong-Chan Rah
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830897612

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Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah Pdf

Missio Alliance Essential Reading List Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books RELEVANT's Top 10 Books Englewood Review of Books Best Books When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was probably not the most seeker-sensitive way to launch a church. But it shaped their community with a radically countercultural perspective. The American church avoids lament. But lament is a missing, essential component of Christian faith. Lament recognizes struggles and suffering, that the world is not as it ought to be. Lament challenges the status quo and cries out for justice against existing injustices. Soong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world. It critiques our success-centered triumphalism and calls us to repent of our hubris. And it opens up new ways to encounter the other. Hear the prophet's lament as the necessary corrective for Christianity's future. A Resonate exposition of the book of Lamentations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1617472700

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The Message Gospel of John by Anonim Pdf

This handy-sized book contains the gospel of John from The Message, making it a great evangelistic tool. Includes a chapter from Max Lucado about salvation.

Author : F W Dobbs-Allsopp
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0664237541

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Lamentations by F W Dobbs-Allsopp Pdf

Author : Robin A. Parry
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780802827142

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Lamentations (THOTC) by Robin A. Parry Pdf

In this volume Robin Parry not only builds on traditional scholarship to interpret the book of Lamentations within its ancient context but also ventures further, exploring how the book can function as Christian Scripture. Parry provides the first systematic attempt to read Lamentations in light of the cross and resurrection. --from publisher description

Author : Hetty Lalleman
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830894956

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Jeremiah and Lamentations by Hetty Lalleman Pdf

Despite the themes of doom and destruction, the primary message of Jeremiah is one of the love and grace of a God who never gives up on those he has called to be his own. The prophet's life is characterized by suffering, but he points to a new beginning, a new covenant and a new hope, eventually made possible through the unique Suffering Servant. Lamentations powerfully expresses personal and national suffering. Yet, even in these utterances of desperate grief, there are glimpses of hope. Lifting out these significant but understated themes in Jeremiah and Lamentations, this commentary by Hetty Lalleman opens our eyes to an important chapter in salvation history.

Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Hispanic Americans
ISBN : 0199913706

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Oxford Bibliographies by Ilan Stavans Pdf

"An emerging field of study that explores the Hispanic minority in the United States, Latino Studies is enriched by an interdisciplinary perspective. Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, linguists, as well as religion, ethnicity, and culture scholars, among others, bring a varied, multifaceted approach to the understanding of a people whose roots are all over the Americas and whose permanent home is north of the Rio Grande. Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies offers an authoritative, trustworthy, and up-to-date intellectual map to this ever-changing discipline."--Editorial page.

Author : Kathleen M. O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1570753997

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Lamentations and the Tears of the World by Kathleen M. O'Connor Pdf

Explores the book of Lamentations and its meaning for faith and ministry today. The five poems that comprise Lamentations tell of the community's pain in the aftermath of Jerusalem's destruction.

Author : Leslie C. Allen
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801039607

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A Liturgy of Grief by Leslie C. Allen Pdf

Allen, an experienced scholar and hospital chaplain, is the first to use the Old Testament book of Lamentations to throw light on grief, and to use contemproray examples and discussions of grief to throw lights on Lamentations.

Author : Heath A. Thomas
Publisher : Sheffield Phoenix Press Limited
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 190753475X

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Poetry and Theology in the Book of Lamentations by Heath A. Thomas Pdf

The book of Lamentations is a challenge to its readers. Its ambiguous theology, strident protestations against its deity, and haunting imagery confound interpreters. This monograph engages the enigma of Lamentations by assessing its theology. It does so, however, neither by tracing a single theological perspective through the book nor by reconstructing the history of the composition of the book. Rather, Heath Thomas assesses the poetry of Lamentations by offering a close analysis of each poem in the book. He reconsiders the acrostic as the foundational structure for the poetry, reads the book as an intentionally composed whole, and assesses the pervasive use of repetition, metaphor, and allusion. For the first time in the field, the analysis here is grounded on the insights of the Italian semiotician Umberto Eco. Drawing upon Eco's distinction between 'open' and 'closed' textualities, Thomas argues that Lamentations represents a distinctively 'open' text, one that presents its reader with a myriad of surprising avenues to interpret the poetry. This distinctive approach avoids a polarization in the portrait of God in Lamentations, arguing that its poetry neither justifies God outright nor does it exonerate God's people in the exilic age. Rather, it enables these theological visions to interrelate with each another, inviting the reader to make sense of the interaction. The ambiguous theological vision of Lamentations, then, is not a problem that the reader is intended to overcome but an integral feature in the construction of meaning. This original monograph offers a new perspective on how the poetry informs our appreciation of theological thought in the exilic age.

Author : Christian M. M. Brady
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611649987

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Beautiful and Terrible Things by Christian M. M. Brady Pdf

Bible scholar Christian Brady, an expert on Old Testament lament, was as prepared as a person could be for the death of a child—which is to say, not nearly well enough. When his eight-year-old son died suddenly from a fast-moving blood infection, Brady heard the typical platitudes about accepting God's will and knew that quiet acceptance was not the only godly way to grieve. With deep faith, knowledge of Scripture, and the wisdom that comes only from experience, Brady guides readers grieving losses and setbacks of all kinds in voicing their lament to God, reflecting on the nature of human existence, and persevering in hope. Brady finds that rather than an image of God managing every event and action in our lives, the biblical account describes the very real world in which we all live, a world full of hardship and calamity that often comes unbidden and unmerited. Yet, it also is a world into which God lovingly intrudes to bring comfort, peace, and grace.

Author : Adele Berlin
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664229740

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Lamentations by Adele Berlin Pdf

In this accessible volume, Adele Berlin explicates the five poems of Lamentations and builds a convincing case for Lamentations' immense power to address violence and grief. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Author : Charles R. Swindoll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0849987415

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Matthew Through I Thessalonians by Charles R. Swindoll Pdf

Charles Swindoll's practical study of the books of Matthew through 1 Thessalonians is part of God's Masterwork, a five-volume overview of the Bible that lays a foundation for a lifetime of personal Bible study and application.

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725226678

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Studies in the Book of Lamentations by Norman K. Gottwald Pdf

When published, this work on the Book of Lamentations opened a new wave of studies on that much neglected biblical book. After a fresh translation, followed by acute analyses of the acrostic form and literary genres, the author develops the two-fold theology of "doom" and "hope" that reverberates through the five laments composed during the exile to cope with the fall of Jerusalem. Created for public performance, the poems artfully alternate the voices of the poet and the community, personified by turns as a forlorn widow (Fair Zion) and as an afflicted man (Jacob/Israel). The book attributes the catastrophe in part to the moral and social failures of Judah's leadership, but it also finds the enormity of the suffering beyond moral or theological explanation.