Lamentations: A Commentary (Old Testament Library)

The Old Testament Library provides an authoritative treatment of every major and important aspect of the Old Testament. 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 is Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Maryland. She has served on the editorial boards of a number of journals including the Journal of Biblical Literature and the Jewish Quarterly Review. She is the author of several books including Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism (Indiana UP) and Biblical Poetry through Medieval Jewish Eyes (Indiana UP).