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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Biblical interpretation series ; vol. 40Publication details: Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 1999.Description: vii, 259 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9004114343 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 224/.2064 21
  • 224/.2064 21
LOC classification:
  • BS1525.6.B3 H55 1999
Contents:
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.
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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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.