O.T. SPRING 2017 LAMENTATIONS

Question 1

what is Lamentations?

Answer 1

a book of song of lament.

in latin they are known as Lamentationes

Question 2

1=what does the book of Lamentations consist of?

2= what is a lament?

Answer 2

1=Lamentations is a book consisting of 5 laments. (written shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC).
2= A lament is a sorrowful poem or song about a tragedy or disaster.

Question 3

who is the author of lamentations?

Answer 3

Jeremiah has been traditionally considered to be the writer. ( the author is unnamed, but because of the style)

Question 4

is the book of lamentations structured?

Answer 4

like much other Hebrew poetry, the book is highly structured. (the first two chapters and the last two, each have 22 verses in them)

Question 5

how is lamentations similar to Psalms?

Answer 5

This calling upon God to take vengeance in Lamentations is similar to the Cursing Psalms

Question 6

how is the book of lamentations considered similar to?

Answer 6

The intensity and depth of the sufferings experienced by Jerusalem because of God’s wrath against its sins can be considered similar to the sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ