LAMENTATIONS Jewish and Christian tradition ascribes Lamentations to Jeremiah. It is written in the style of the book of Jeremiah by Baruch. Lamentations describes the divine judgment on Jerusalem in 586 BC. Jeremiah and Baruch were eye-witnesses of this event. The book was written after 586 BC and before 575 BC. It is a poeticContinue reading “#10 Lamentations and Baruch”
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#9 Books of Samuel and Kings
1 SAMUEL 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings were written by Baruch who was Jeremiah’s scribe. Originally these four books were one book called The Book of Kings. In Catholic Bibles the four books can be labelled 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 3 Kings and 4 Kings. The history covers 1105 BC toContinue reading “#9 Books of Samuel and Kings”
