Friend of foe? :
Hill, John, 1948-
Friend of foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / by John Hill. - Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 1999. - vii, 259 p. ; 24 cm. - Biblical interpretation series, vol. 40 0928-0731 ; .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and indexes.
I. Introduction -- II. Jeremiah and the Emergence of Metaphor -- III. Babylon in Jeremiah 2-24 MT -- IV. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 MT -- V. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 and 29 MT -- VI. Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 MT -- VII. 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 (cloth : alk. paper)
99025830
Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Jeremiah--Prophecies--Babylon (Extinct city)
Babylon (Extinct city)--Biblical teaching.
BS1525.6.B3 / H55 1999
224/.2064 224/.2064
Friend of foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / by John Hill. - Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 1999. - vii, 259 p. ; 24 cm. - Biblical interpretation series, vol. 40 0928-0731 ; .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and indexes.
I. Introduction -- II. Jeremiah and the Emergence of Metaphor -- III. Babylon in Jeremiah 2-24 MT -- IV. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 MT -- V. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 and 29 MT -- VI. Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 MT -- VII. 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 (cloth : alk. paper)
99025830
Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Jeremiah--Prophecies--Babylon (Extinct city)
Babylon (Extinct city)--Biblical teaching.
BS1525.6.B3 / H55 1999
224/.2064 224/.2064