The Book of Lamentations

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:sacred_texts
gptkbp:adaptation Chanting in synagogues
gptkbp:artistic_vision Visual art inspired by lamentations
gptkbp:audience gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jeremiah
gptkbp:characteristic Emotional depth
gptkbp:contains_song Dirge
gptkbp:critical_analysis Literary criticism
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Jewish mourning practices
gptkbp:cultural_references Art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflection of collective trauma
gptkbp:debut_album How lonely sits the city
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:historical_context Destruction of Jerusalem
Babylonian exile
gptkbp:historical_impact Influence on Jewish identity
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Theological reflection on suffering
Psychological insights on grief
gptkbp:historical_legacy Enduring relevance in Jewish thought
gptkbp:historical_period 586 BCE
gptkbp:historical_significance Response to national tragedy
gptkbp:historical_source Primary source for understanding exile.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Lamentations
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:influenced_artists Impact on later Jewish writings
gptkbp:interpretive_tradition Midrashic interpretations
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:literary_devices Imagery
gptkbp:mood Sorrowful
gptkbp:narrative_style Repetition
gptkbp:narrative_theme Divine punishment
gptkbp:notable_authors gptkb:Abraham_Joshua_Heschel
gptkbp:notable_quote Lamentations 3:22-23
“ Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?”
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Lamentations_1:12
gptkbp:number_of_books gptkb:5
gptkbp:opening_ceremony gptkb:Tisha_B'_Av
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ketuvim
gptkbp:prize_pool Public readings on Tisha B' Av
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Exile
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Authorship questions
gptkbp:significance Expression of sorrow
gptkbp:style Acrostic poetry
gptkbp:symbolism Jerusalem as a woman
gptkbp:thematic_element Hope amidst despair
gptkbp:theme Grief
gptkbp:themes Justice and mercy
gptkbp:tradition Jewish mourning rituals
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:Septuagint
gptkbp:viewpoint First-person narrative
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:London_O2_Arena
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5