The book of Jeremiah / Henry McKeating.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKeating, Henry.

Series:

Epworth commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Jeremiah--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Jeremiah.

Genre:

Commentaries.

Physical Description:

vii, 231 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Epworth, 1999.

Summary:

Jeremiah is an important thinker in his own right. His contribution to the theology of the Old Testament is unique, and spiritually he is presented as one of the great saints among the people of God. Moreover, alone among Old Testament literature, his book offers an account of how some of its contents came to be written down. Henry McKeating not only provides background information for the reader, but guidance on how to explore the text and relate it to our present-day situation.

Contents:

The major public events of Jeremiah's lifetime 8

The two books of Jeremiah 11

Scepticism and credulity 13

Chapters 1-25 Sayings attributed to Jeremiah 17

1.1-3 Introduction to the book 17

1.4-19 Jeremiah's call and first visions 21

2.1-4.4 God's appeal to Israel and Judah 26

4.5-6.30 Threats of imminent destruction 42

7.1-8.3 Jeremiah's temple speech and associated prophecies 53

8.4-10.25 Miscellaneous short oracles 63

11.1-20.18 Judgment; rejection and persecution; the prophet's complaints 75

11.1-17 Judah's covenant-breaking 76

11.18-12.6 The first two 'confessions' 80

12.7-13.27 Prophecies of doom 85

14.1-15.9 Laments on the people's behalf 90

15.10-21 Two more 'confessions' 96

16.1-17.27 Judgment on Judah - leading to 'confession' number five 98

18.1-23 Of potters-leading to 'confession' number six 105

19.1-20.6 Of pots and persecution 109

20.7-18 Jeremiah's lament-'confession' number seven 110

21.1-24.10 Warnings to kings and people 112

21.1-10 Zedekiah formally consults the prophet 112

21.11-22.30 Condemnations of kings 114

23.1-8 Bad and good shepherds 119

23.9-40 Condemnations of prophets 121

24.1-10 Vision of the good and the bad figs 125

25.15-38 Judgment on foreign nations 129

Chapters 26-45 Reports of the Prophet's Activities 132

26.1-24 Again the temple speech: the trial of Jeremiah 132

27.1-29.32 Jeremiah opposes false prophets 137

30.1-33.26 Promises of restoration for the people 145

34.1-39.18 Events under Jehoiakim and Zedekiah 163

34.1-22 Address to Zedekiah: release of slaves 163

35.1-19 The Rechabites 167

36.1-32 The writing of the scroll 169

37.1-38.28 During the final siege of Jerusalem: consultations between king and prophet 174

39.1-18 The fall of the city 180

40.1-45.5 After the capture of Jerusalem 183

Chapters 46-51 Prophecies against Foreign Nations 196

46.2-28 Oracles against the Egyptians 197

47.1-7 Oracles against the Philistines 200

48.1-47 Oracles against the Moabites 202

49.1-6 An oracle against the Ammonites 208

49.7-22 Oracles against the Edomites 209

49.23-27 An oracle against Damascus 211

49.28-33 An oracle against Kedar 212

49.34-39 An oracle against Elam 213

50.1-51.64 Against Babylon 213

Chapter 52 Appendix-The Fall of Jerusalem 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231).

ISBN:

0716205262

OCLC:

40799836