Friend or foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT /
Hill, John, 1948-,
Friend or foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / [print] by John Hill. - Leiden ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, (c)1999. - vii, 259 pages ; 24 cm. - Biblical interpretation series, v. 40 . - Biblical interpretation series ; v. 40. .
Originally presented as author's thesis.
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.
9004114343 9789004114340
99025830
Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1525 BS1525.H646.F754 1999
Friend or foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / [print] by John Hill. - Leiden ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, (c)1999. - vii, 259 pages ; 24 cm. - Biblical interpretation series, v. 40 . - Biblical interpretation series ; v. 40. .
Originally presented as author's thesis.
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.
9004114343 9789004114340
99025830
Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BS1525 BS1525.H646.F754 1999