Lamentations (The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary | THOTC)

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“The transition from hopelessness (3:18) to hope (3:21) is sudden and surprising, reflecting not a change in his circumstances but a change in his attitude.” (Page 100)

“So our aim in the first part of the commentary is to hear the distinctive theological voice of Lamentations but, in the second part, it is to hear how the acoustics change when that voice is heard in the Cathedral of Christ.” (Page 3)

“Crucial to understanding the hope implicit in Lamentations is the appreciation that the fire of divine punishment falls within a covenant relationship and does not mean the end of that relationship.” (Page 31)

“it is clear that the focus of Lamentations is not on the sin of the people but on their terrible suffering.” (Page 29)

“First of all, Lamentations was not written to present a theology” (Page 2)