arguments by observing that Jeremiah’s prophecies came before the destruction while Lamentations comes after it, so a different tone and outlook would be expected even if the same person wrote both books. A skillful author need not always sound the same or use the same style and language.60 The point I wish to make is not which side of this argument has greater merit, but that to frame the question this way is meaningless. Given that there is no evidence on which to discover the actual author, what