Jeremiah : a commentary / Leslie C. Allen ; book design by Jennifer K. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Leslie C., author.

Contributor:

Cox, Jennifer K., book designer.

Series:

Old Testament library.

Old Testament Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Jeremiah--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 p.)

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky ; London : Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book of Jeremiah offers a remarkable range of literature, including prose, poetry, homilies, oracles, and proverbs. This commentary understands the book as a work of religious literature, to be examined in its final form and yet with careful attention to the historical contexts of writing and development through which the present text took shape. Jeremiah proclaimed a message of coming judgment, because of the people's unfaithful worship, and yet also emphasized the call to know Yahweh and to live as God's faithful people. Through it all, Allen identifies a tragectory of grace, in which the proclamations of doom can be understood within the context of promises for a renewed future. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COMMENTARY""; ""1:1�2:3 Prologue: Introducing Jeremiah and His Message""; ""2:4�10:25 Destruction and Eventual Reconstruction, Part One""; ""11:1�33:26 Destruction and Eventual Reconstruction, Part Two""; ""34:1�51:64 Destruction and Eventual Reconstruction, Part Three""; ""52:1�34 Epilogue: ATale of Two Kings""; ""INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611644920

1611644925

OCLC:

923512088