{"product_id":"song-of-songs-ruth-lamentations-ecclesiastes-esther-volume-24-volume-24-9780814628584","title":"Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther: Volume 24 Volume 24","description":"\u003cp\u003eIrene Nowell's lively and thoughtful exploration of these poetic and powerful books promises to ignite appreciation and understanding in the hearts and minds of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five books abound with vivid stories of faith. The Song of Songs, dedicated to Solomon, celebrates the wonder of human love. The book of Ruth, a masterpiece of storytelling, tells of two valiant women who move from emptiness to fullness, desolation to redemption. Lamentations, telling of the destruction of Jerusalem, recognizes that the Lord has struck and that only the Lord can heal. Ecclesiastes teaches the futility of vanity and storing up riches. The book of Esther tells the story of a Jewish woman and her uncle who, by their courage and wit, deliver the Jews from threatened genocide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered together and artfully explored, this volume offers readers a wealth of information to inspire deeper understanding of the human journey and God's presence in the lives of those who trust in him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNowell, Irene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIrene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of \u003ci\u003eNumbers\u003c\/i\u003e (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); \u003ci\u003eSing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePleading, Cursing, Praising\u003c\/i\u003e; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eGive Us This Day\u003c\/i\u003e (Liturgical Press).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328773132562,"sku":"9780814628584","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73249c35-cdc8-40c2-a3be-7b36c1bd0007.jpg?v=1727751575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/song-of-songs-ruth-lamentations-ecclesiastes-esther-volume-24-volume-24-9780814628584","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}