Friend of foe? : the figure of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT / by John Hill.
Material type: TextSeries: Biblical interpretation series ; vol. 40Publication details: Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 1999.Description: vii, 259 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9004114343 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 224/.2064 21
- 224/.2064 21
- BS1525.6.B3 H55 1999
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224.206 VELD Van reformatie tot deportatie : | 224.206 VELD Een dubbelleven : | 224.206 WYK Jahwe en die Joodse volk in die lig van Jeremia 30-31 : | 224.2064 Friend of foe? : | 224.2066 The pragmatics of perception and cognition in MT Jeremiah 1.1-6.30 : | 224.2066 Jeremiah : a study in ancient Hebrew rhetoric / | 224.207 Jeremiah and Lamentations : |
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.