Dr. Bailey’s commentary on Lamentations portrays the God of Righteousness who corrects and disciplines His wayward children, and in His great faithfulness brings the repentant back to His fold.
Set in the highlands of the Mexican state of Chiapas, The Book of Lamentations tells of a fictionalized Mayan uprising that resembles many of the rebellions that have taken place since the indigenous people of the area were first conquered ...
"A commentary for scholars and pastors on the biblical book of Lamentations, with an emphasis on reading it as authoritative Christian Scripture"--
The five poems composing the book express Israel's sorrow, brokenness, and bewilderment before God."--BOOK JACKET.
The book of Lamentations is one of the most vivid representations of grief and trauma in the Hebrew Bible.