This guide provides a concise introduction to the ways the book of
Jeremiah has been interpreted by scholars, and to new possibilities
of interpretation still open to readers. Outlining approaches the
reader encountering the book may best adopt, Mary E. Mills moves
into the reception of the prophetic book in the modern period. The
role of historical criticism has been fundamental but she shows how
it should be supplemented by recent explorations into the
rhetorical structures and devices by which the book communicates
its messages. Historically oriented scholars drew upon the book as
a record of the words and career of a prophet in monarchical Judah.
Literary investigation, on the other hand, focuses on the mood and
tone of the literary work. Both interpretative strands acknowledge
the persistence of a mood of terror and fragmentation within
Jeremiah, the result of its origins in a period of great political
upheaval. Examination of the poetic devices a society uses to
process its social and cultural trauma leads the reader to a deeper
appreciation of the variety of sources and genres found in
Jeremiah. This study guide provides reading tools which readers can
then develop at their own pace.
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