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An introduction to the Book of Jeremiah and the issues involved in its interpretation and understanding, written by a leading expert in the text.
This book seeks to place before beginning students and general readers a representative discussion of material contained in the biblical book of Jeremiah. It is written for those who may never look into a Jeremiah commentary or read a scholarly work on one who arguably stands as the greatest of ancient Israel's prophets. These twenty essays can be read with profit by beginning students, adults in Bible-study classes, and people anywhere who simply want an introduction to Jeremiah and the book bearing his name. Hopefully this will generate interest, not only in Jeremiah, but in all the Hebrew prophets, who are without parallel in the ancient world, and who define the office of prophet up to the present day.
This book seeks to place before beginning students and general readers a representative discussion of material contained in the biblical book of Jeremiah. It is written for those who may never look into a Jeremiah commentary or read a scholarly work on one who arguably stands as the greatest of ancient Israel's prophets. These twenty essays can be read with profit by beginning students, adults in Bible-study classes, and people anywhere who simply want an introduction to Jeremiah and the book bearing his name. Hopefully this will generate interest, not only in Jeremiah, but in all the Hebrew prophets, who are without parallel in the ancient world, and who define the office of prophet up to the present day.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 164
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
28 March 2013
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780227174074
Format: Paperback
Jack Lundbom has long since established himself as a foremost interpreter of Jeremiah, capable of a rich flow of technical erudition. . . . He is a reliable interpreter who invites the reader into the key issues and claims of the text. This book is a chapter-by-chapter exposition with a conclusion that reflects on the scribal formation of the book of Jeremiah. Lundbom shows the reader the compelling ways in which this ancient tradition merits our continuing attention.
— Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
An accessible but comprehensive interpretation of the book, analysis of the life of the prophet, and consideration of the context of the Old Testament. Lundbom sets out careful exposition of key issues. The dreams and prophecies of Jeremiah are examined with an astute eye for signature rhetorical and textual devices.
— Walter Brueggemann
What we have here is a mature distillation of Lundbom's wide knowledge of the book of Jeremiah presented in such a way as to invite non-specialists into the complex and multifaceted interpretive world this text inhabits. Lundbom is a wise, patient, and easy-to-follow guide. This book is a welcomed gift from a seasoned scholar for those in the church and seminary settings.
— Bacho V. Bordjadze
Lundbom wrote the 3-volume Anchor Bible commentary on Jeremiah (1999-2004), and here performs the commendable task of mediating his understanding of the book to a general audience, with not a footnote in sight.... This would make an excellent introduction to a serious read-through of the book.
— Richard Briggs
— Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
An accessible but comprehensive interpretation of the book, analysis of the life of the prophet, and consideration of the context of the Old Testament. Lundbom sets out careful exposition of key issues. The dreams and prophecies of Jeremiah are examined with an astute eye for signature rhetorical and textual devices.
— Walter Brueggemann
What we have here is a mature distillation of Lundbom's wide knowledge of the book of Jeremiah presented in such a way as to invite non-specialists into the complex and multifaceted interpretive world this text inhabits. Lundbom is a wise, patient, and easy-to-follow guide. This book is a welcomed gift from a seasoned scholar for those in the church and seminary settings.
— Bacho V. Bordjadze
Lundbom wrote the 3-volume Anchor Bible commentary on Jeremiah (1999-2004), and here performs the commendable task of mediating his understanding of the book to a general audience, with not a footnote in sight.... This would make an excellent introduction to a serious read-through of the book.
— Richard Briggs
Preface
Abbreviations
1 Jeremiah's Call and Commission (1:4-12, 13-19; 15:16-17)
2 Devotion in the Wilderness, Abandonment in the Land (2:1-3, 4-9, 10-13)
3 If You Return, to Me Return (3:1-5, 19-20, 21-25; 4:1-2)
4 The Foe from the North (4:3-4, 5-8, 23-26; 5:14b-17)
5 Pardon for Jerusalem? (5:1-9)
6 Temple Oracles and a Day in Court (7:1-7, 8-11, 12-15; 26:1-24)
7 Laments and Weeping (8:18-21; 8:22-9:2; 9:20-22; 14:17b-15:3)
8 Droughts Without and Within (14:2-6, 7-9, 10-16; 15:15-18, 19-20)
9 Prisons Without and Within (19:1-13; 19:14-20:6; 20:7-10, 11-13
10 Cursed Be the Day, Cursed Be the Man (20:14-18)
11 Woe to the Kings! (21:1-23:8)
12 Woe to the Prophets! (23:9-40)
13 Cupbearer at Banquet for the Nations (25:15-29; 46-51)
14 Jeremiah Meets Hananiah (27:1-28:17)
15 Letters to the Good Figs in Exile (24; 29:1-32)
16 Rechabites Faithful, Zedekiah and Judah Unfaithful (34-35)
17 The New and Eternal Covenant (31:31-34; 32:38-40)
18 Jeremiah Buys a Field (32)
19 Suffering, Imprisonment, and Rescue (37-38; 39:11-14; 40:1-6)
20 Scribes of the Jeremiah Book (36:1-8; 45; 51:59-64)
Bibliography
Scripture Index
Abbreviations
1 Jeremiah's Call and Commission (1:4-12, 13-19; 15:16-17)
2 Devotion in the Wilderness, Abandonment in the Land (2:1-3, 4-9, 10-13)
3 If You Return, to Me Return (3:1-5, 19-20, 21-25; 4:1-2)
4 The Foe from the North (4:3-4, 5-8, 23-26; 5:14b-17)
5 Pardon for Jerusalem? (5:1-9)
6 Temple Oracles and a Day in Court (7:1-7, 8-11, 12-15; 26:1-24)
7 Laments and Weeping (8:18-21; 8:22-9:2; 9:20-22; 14:17b-15:3)
8 Droughts Without and Within (14:2-6, 7-9, 10-16; 15:15-18, 19-20)
9 Prisons Without and Within (19:1-13; 19:14-20:6; 20:7-10, 11-13
10 Cursed Be the Day, Cursed Be the Man (20:14-18)
11 Woe to the Kings! (21:1-23:8)
12 Woe to the Prophets! (23:9-40)
13 Cupbearer at Banquet for the Nations (25:15-29; 46-51)
14 Jeremiah Meets Hananiah (27:1-28:17)
15 Letters to the Good Figs in Exile (24; 29:1-32)
16 Rechabites Faithful, Zedekiah and Judah Unfaithful (34-35)
17 The New and Eternal Covenant (31:31-34; 32:38-40)
18 Jeremiah Buys a Field (32)
19 Suffering, Imprisonment, and Rescue (37-38; 39:11-14; 40:1-6)
20 Scribes of the Jeremiah Book (36:1-8; 45; 51:59-64)
Bibliography
Scripture Index