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The lamentations of Jeremiah are depicted in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. The traditional ascription of authorship to Jeremiah derives from the impetus to ascribe all biblical books to inspired biblical authors, and Jeremiah being a prophet at the time who prophesied its demise was an obvious choice. [3]
Thomas Tallis set the first lesson, and second lesson, of Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday between 1560, and 1569: "when the practice of making musical settings of the Holy Week readings from the Book of Jeremiah enjoyed a brief and distinguished flowering in England (the practice had developed on the continent during the early 15th century)".
Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah, a priest from the land of Benjamin in the village of Anathoth. [12] The difficulties he encountered, as described in the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet". [13]
The Letter of Jeremiah, also known as the Epistle of Jeremiah, is a deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament; this letter is attributed to Jeremiah [1] and addressed to the Jews who were about to be carried away as captives to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. It is included in Catholic Church bibles as the final chapter of the Book of Baruch ...
The Ethiopic Lamentations of Jeremiah (Geʽez: Säqoqawä Eremyas) [1] is a pseudepigraphic text, belonging to the Old Testament canons of the Beta Israel [2] and Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It is not considered canonical by any other Judeo-Christian-Islamic groups.
The Book of Isaiah, the Book of Jeremiah, and the Book of Ezekiel are included among the Nevi'im. The Book of Lamentations and the Book of Daniel are included among the Ketuvim. The Hebrew Bible does not include the Book of Baruch. [2]
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The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel have 66, 52 and 48 chapters, respectively, while the minor prophets merely have 1 to 14 chapters per book. [ 6 ] Incidentally, outside of the prophetic books, prophets also feature as characters in other books of the Hebrew Bible.