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.
- ISBN10 9004114343
- ISBN13 9789004114340
- Publish Date 17 June 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 244
- Language English
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