Closer up than what? Many recent studies of Jeremiah leave us with
but a faint glimmer of this great Hebrew prophet; in some he
disappears completely into later tradition. Some scholars think
that the book of Jeremiah lacks historical veracity: when it was
composed, supposedly in the late exilic or postexilic periods,
historical memories had been dimmed and ideology had come to
dominate the Jeremiah legacy. The present essays combine to argue
that both the prophet and his book can be viewed "closer up" than
the imagination of many modern-day interpreters will allow. The
first three essays discuss the text, rhetoric and composition of
the book of Jeremiah. The longer Hebrew text is given preference
over the Greek Septuagint text, which means that we can dispense
entirely with the idea that scribes were busily writing, editing
and expanding the Jeremiah book in Babylon. Rhetorical and other
delimiting criteria show that Jeremiah's so-called 'Temple Sermon'
(7.1-15) is rather a cluster of three oracles manifesting a
rudimentary form of logic. Finally, a correlation of Gedaliah's
murder with the exile of 582 argues for a nearly four-year
existence of the remnant community at Mizpah, more than enough time
for Jeremiah and Baruch to write up the events following the
destruction of Jerusalem. The remaining essays discuss Jeremiah's
views of history, the created order, the covenant, and nations of
the world, as well as the prophet's so-called 'confessions'. These
extraordinary insights into the interior disposition of a Hebrew
prophet reveal how Jeremiah felt about the word he had to preach,
and what impact it had on him personally. The confessions are
analysed both as formal psalm-like laments, and as gems of
rhetorical composition.
General
| Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2013 |
| First published: |
May 2013 |
| Authors: |
Jack R. Lundbom
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
138 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-909697-17-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-909697-17-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781909697171 |
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