Lamentation in the Psalms of Israel

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This paper explores the history of the Jewish Psalms over the millenniums, emphasizing first the context within which they were originally created and then proceeding to outline their contemporary impact upon the Jewish Diaspora. The paper shows that as is evident from the available literature, the Psalms have mirrored the growth and tribulations of Jewish culture over time and today they offer one means of sustaining it.

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"This paper is an investigation of the theme of lamentation in the Old Testament Psalms - also known as the Psalms of Israel. This paper will explore the context within which these psalms were created and their relevance to understanding the Jewish "community of faith" today. As will soon become evident, the Psalms are an integral part of Israeli history and the Judeo-Christian tradition. With that in mind, it is to a discussion of the theme of lamentation that this paper now turns. To begin with, it may be said that at least a few of the Old Testament psalms were sung as early "jihads" against the tyrannies and depredations of Babylonian culture in the sixth century B.C. (Murrell 525). "

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