In this book, Robert Laha leads a ten-session study into the stories of suffering, blame, and, ultimately, hope found in the book of Jeremiah. In an attempt to bring some clarity to this at times confusing book, Laha discusses Jeremiah's world and God's judgement; prophetic signs and false prophets; unfaithfulness and lament; and consolation and hope. Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, IBS can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study.
Thompson's study on the Book of Jeremiah is part of The New International Commentary on the Old Testament.
This commentary on the book of Jeremiah 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 ...
In this careful reconstruction of the prophet Jeremiah's life and work, Professor Holladay attempts to sort out Jeremiah's utterances chronologically and to hear them as closely as possible within the context of the events of their time.
Kathleen O'Connor shows that although Jeremiah's emotionally wrought language can aggravate readers' memories of pain, it also documents the ways an ancient community, and the prophet personally, sought to restore their collapsed social ...
This present collection, which includes both new voices and some of the established major players in the discussion, merits important attention." From the preface, by Walter Brueggemann
... Typology and Iconography in Donne, Herbert, and Milton: Fashioning the Self after Jeremiah. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Sarason, R.S. 1988. 'The Interpretation of Jeremiah 31:31‐34 in Judaism,' in J.J. Petuchowski (ed.) When Jews ...
This combined edition of Brueggemann's original two-volume work, published until recently as part of the International Theological Commentary series, is an essential resource for students, pastors, and general readers alike.
This book seeks to place before beginning students and general readers a representative discussion of material contained in the biblical book of Jeremiah.
In the present case, the reader of this text is interested in determining its relevance for reconstructing aspects of King J osiah's reign and reform program and for understanding the early career of the prophet Jeremiah in relation to ...
In this volume on Jeremiah, part of the Bible in Medieval Tradition series, Joy Schroeder provides substantial excerpts from seven noteworthy biblical interpreters who commented on Jeremiah between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.