Hill, John,  1948-, <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/> Originally presented as author's thesis. 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9004114343 9789004114340 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99025830 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1525 BS1525.H646.F754 1999