Ecclesiastes is one of the most interesting books in the Bible because it largely ignores the history and law of ancient Israel, but it also challenges the accepted themes and theology of the wisdom tradition. The book of Lamentations is a collection of five psalms that lament the fall of Jerusalem.

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