{"product_id":"9781118332641","title":"Lamentations Through the Centuries","description":"Covering a rich landscape of literary, theological and cultural creativity, the authors explore the astonishing variety of interpretations inspired by \u003ci\u003eLamentations\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the shortest books in the Bible. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a wealth of reactions – covering two and a half millennia – to this ancient text's influential and unflinching account of the devastation wreaked by war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a kaleidoscope of examples ranging from the Dead Sea Scrolls; Yehudah Halevy; John Calvin; and composer, Thomas Tallis; through to the startling interpretations of Marc Chagall; contemporary novelist, Cynthia Ozick; and Zimbabwean junk sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeploys \"reception exegesis\", a new genre of commentary that creatively blends reception history and biblical exegesis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers sensitive treatment of challenging theological and psychological responses to one of the most disturbing books of the Hebrew Bible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWidely relevant, with nuanced reflections – both religious and secular – on human suffering and the disasters of war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120034726128,"sku":"9781118332641","price":94.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118332641_p0.jpg?v=1763693617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118332641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}