Thursday, July 15, 2021

Lamentations and inner-biblical exegesis

FOR TISHA B'AV: Reading Lamentations with Inner-Biblical Exegesis (Prof. Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, TheTorah.com).
By identifying biblical intertexts and parallel phrases, we can better understand the flow, the imagery, and even the core message of Eichah, Lamentations.
Reminder: Tisha B'Av (the Ninth of Av) begins on the evening of 17 July.

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