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The prophetic persona : Jeremiah and the language of the self / Timothy Polk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polk, Timothy.
- Series:
- The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
- Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 32
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prophets.
- Bible. Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Jeremiah--Language, style.
- Bible. Jeremiah--Commentaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Sheffield : JSOT, c1984.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The subject of this work is not the historical Jeremiah, but the 'persona' of the prophet presented by the book. A sensitive and illuminating treatment of metaphor, the nature of biography, and the function of the imagination combines with a close reading of several passages (Jer. 4; 8-10; 14.1-15.4; 17; 20) to illuminate the theological quality of the depiction of Jeremiah.
- Contents:
- Contents; Chapter 1 AN INTRODUCTION BIOGRAPHICAL INTEREST: THE PROBLEM AND ITS APPROACHES; Chapter 2 THE METAPHOR OF THE HEART AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE SELF; Chapter 3 THE 'HEART' IN CONTEXT: JER 4 AND THE ENACTMENT OF IDENTITY; Chapter 4 THE PROPHETIC 'I' AND ITS AMBIGUITIES: SELF-IDENTIFICATION AND THE PORTRAIT OF A PARADIGM; Chapter 5 THE CONFESSIONS: THE PROPHET AS EXEMPLAR AND METAPHOR; Chapter 6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING HERMENEUTICAL REFLECTIONS; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611803230
- 9781281803238
- 1281803235
- 9780567208262
- 0567208265
- OCLC:
- 606026450
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