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This study takes Lamentations as an integrated unity of form and content, and considers the mini-acrostic in Lam 5:19-20 as crucial for the interpretation of the whole book. It applies a holistic approach and a dialogic interpretation to the book of Lamentations. This dissertati…

The body of this study consists of detailed analyses of the parallel structures in the five chapters of the book of Lamentations. The imagery of suffering emerges as the pervasive imagery conveyed through the interwoven systems of parallelism. The moments of hope often seen as c…