The Book of Lamentations (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament | NICOT)

by John Goldingay

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2022

Overview

The book of Lamentations is one of the most vivid representations of grief and trauma in the Hebrew Bible. Written in the wake of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian Empire, it is comprised of five poems of twenty-two stanzas each, in a manner of tight formal unity unparalleled by any other work in the Scriptures.

In this volume, widely respected Old Testament scholar John Goldingay analyzes these and other aspects of Lamentations while keeping a constant eye on the book’s meaning and use as Christian Scripture. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology, Goldingay provides an original translation of the book from the Masoretic text along with verse-by-verse commentary.

Key Features

• Provides an original translation of the book from the Masoretic text along with verse-by-verse commentary
• Features a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology
• Focuses on the book’s meaning and use as Christian Scripture

Introduction

• Background
• Unity of Composition
• Authorship and Date
• ccasion, Place of Origin, and Destination
• Canonicity
• The Hebrew Text
• Theology
• Main Themes and Their Implications
• Analysis of Contents

Text and Commentary

• Lamentations 1: Is There Pain Like My Pain?
• Lamentations 2: He Poured Out His Wrath Like Fire
• Lamentations 3: Perhaps There Is Hope
• Lamentations 4: He Lit a Fire in Zion
• Lamentations 5: Be Mindful, Yahweh

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Lamentations
• Author: John Goldingay
• Series: New International Commentary on the Old and New Testament
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 228
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Lamentations › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780802825421, 0802825427
• Resource ID: LLS:BKLMNTTNSGLDNGY
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-07T15:37:52Z

About John Goldingay

John Goldingay has been at Fuller Theological Seminary since 1997 and currently serves as the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology. Before coming to Fuller, Goldingay was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He is the author of several books, including Old Testament Theology vol. 1, After Eating the Apricot, and Models for Scripture, as well as commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms. He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.