Friend or Foe? the Figure of Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah MT

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-90-04-11434-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 40, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Biblical Interpretation Series

This work presents a literary interpretation of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT. It moves beyond historical-critical approaches, which have long dominated Jeremiah research, and shows that metaphor is central to a synchronic reading of the book.
The study shows that Babylon is a multi-layered metaphor: at one level it is the archetypal enemy of both Judah and its God; at another level it is metaphorically identified with Judah. The study also explores the idea of the unended exile, and shows how this idea, so central to post-exilic Judaism, is also found in the book of Jeremiah MT.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hill, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

John Hill, D.Theol. (1998) in Biblical Studies, is a lecturer at Yarra Theological Union in the Melbourne College of Divinity.