A wonderful resource for students of Judaism and Christianity, The Jewish Study Bible Notes provide commentary on the Old Testament from the Judaic perspective. This resource is a compilation by leading Jewish scholars examining the views and interpretations of the ancient and modern rabbinical scholars of the Old Testament. The Jewish Study Bible … Read more…
This commentary on Lamentations offers a fresh translation, discussing questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive exposition of the text. Adele Berlin explicates the five poems of Lamentations and builds a convincing case for Lamentations' immense power to address violence and grief.
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With keen insight and lucid analysis, Adele Berlin brings the dramatic words of the great prophet Zephaniah to life. Living under the tumultuous reign of King Josiah of Judah (640-609 BCE), Zephaniah predicted the final day of judgment when God would come to the fate of Israel and other nations. The book of Zephaniah is composed as a charged dialogue between… Read more…