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Friend or foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / by John Hill. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Biblical interpretation series ; v. 40.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, (c)1999.Description: vii, 259 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9004114343
  • 9789004114340
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1525
  • BS1525.H646.F754 1999
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Contents:
II. Jeremiah and the Emergence of Metaphor -- III. Babylon in Jeremiah 2-24 Montana -- IV. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 Montana -- V. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 and 29 Montana -- Virgin Islands Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 Montana -- Virgin IslandsI. Conclusion.
Review: "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."--BOOK JACKET. "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."--BOOK JACKET.
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I. Introduction -- II. Jeremiah and the Emergence of Metaphor -- III. Babylon in Jeremiah 2-24 Montana -- IV. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 Montana -- V. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 and 29 Montana -- Virgin Islands Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 Montana -- Virgin IslandsI. Conclusion.

"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."--BOOK JACKET. "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."--BOOK JACKET.

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