What did you learn? Did this discussion change your reading of this text in any way(s)? If so, how?
How do you interpret the recurrence of the word “how” throughout this poem? What significance do you think its repetition might have within the context of this particular lament?
In today’s video, Dr. Vayntrub and Dr. Baden discussed multiple possible ways to interpret the acrostic poems in each chapter of Lamentations. Which did you find most compelling and why? Do you see any alternative ways to interpret the acrostic?