Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft)

This volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium “Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah”, arranged by the Edinburgh Prophecy Network in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, 11–12 May 2007. Prophetic studies are undergoing radical changes at the moment, following the breakdown of a methodological consensus in humanities and biblical studies. One of the challenges today concerns the question how to deal with history in a “post-modern” age. The French Annales School and narrative theory have contributed toward changing the intellectual climate of biblical studies dramatically. Whereas the “historical Jeremiah” was formerly believed to be hidden under countless additions and interpretations, and changed beyond recognition, it was still assumed that it would be possible to recover the “real” prophet with the tools of historical critical methods. However, according to a majority of scholars today, the recovery of the historical Jeremiah is no longer possible. For this reason, we have to seek new and multimethodological approaches to the study of prophecy, including diachronic and synchronic methods. The Meeting in Edinburgh in 2007 gathered specialists in prophetic studies from Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the USA, focusing on different aspects of the prophet Jeremiah. Prophetic texts from the whole Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern prophecy are taken into consideration.

This volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium “Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah”, arranged by the Edinburgh Prophecy Network in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, 11–12 May 2007. Prophetic studies are undergoing radical changes at the moment, following the breakdown of a methodological consensus in humanities and biblical studies. One of the challenges today concerns the question how to deal with history ina “post-modern” age. The French Annales School and narrative theory have contributed toward changing the intellectual climate of biblical studies dramatically. Whereas the “historical Jeremiah” was formerly believed to be hidden under countless additions and interpretations, and changed beyond recognition, it was still assumed that it would be possible to recover the “real” prophet with the tools of historical critical methods. However, according to a majority of scholars today, the recovery of the historical Jeremiah is no longer possible. For this reason, we have to seek new and multimethodological approaches to the study of prophecy, including diachronic and synchronic methods. The Meeting in Edinburgh in 2007 gathered specialists in prophetic studies from Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the USA, focusing on different aspects of the prophet Jeremiah. Prophetic texts from the whole Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern prophecy are taken into consideration.

Preface -- Jeremiah, Manasseh, Samuel : Significant Triangle? Or Vicious Circle / Graeme Auld -- What Prophets Do : Reflections On Past Reality In The Book Of Jeremiah / Hans M. Barstad -- Means Of Revelation In The Book Of Jeremiah / Bob Becking -- The Suffering Of The Elect : Variations On A Theological Problem In Jer. 15:10-21 / Hannes Bezzel -- Jeremiah Epigrammatistes : Towards A Typology Of Prophecy In Jeremiah / Christoph Bultmann -- Jeremiah Among The Social Anthropologists / Lester L. Grabbe -- Of Branches, Pots And Figs : Jeremiah's Visions From A Cognitive Perspective / Elizabeth R. Hayes -- The Historical Dilemma Of Biblical Prophetic Studies / Martti Nissinen -- Redeeming Politics In Jeremiah / David R. Reimer -- On Writing And Reciting In Jeremiah 36 / Joachim Schaper -- Sprachliche Kennzeichen Jeremianischer Autorschaft / Hermann-josef Stipp -- Babylon In The Book Of Jeremiah (mt) : Negotiating A Power Shift / Rannfrid I. Thelle -- The Priests And The Temple Cult In The Book Of Jeremiah / Lena-sofia Tiemeyer -- Jeremiah As A Prophetic Book / Stuart Weeks. Edited By Hans M. Barstad And Reinhard G. Kratz. This Volume Contains The Proceedings Of A Symposium 'prophecy In The Book Of Jeremiah,' Arranged By The Edinburgh Prophecy Network In The School Of Divinity In The University Of Edinburgh, 11-12 May 2007--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Preface / Graeme Auld Jeremiah, Manasseh, Samuel : significant triangle or vicious circle / Hana Barstad What prophets do : reflections on past reality in the book of Jeremiah / Bob Becking Means of revelation in the book of Jeremiah / Hannes Bezzel The suffering of the elect : variations on a theological problem in Jer. 15:10-21 / Christoph Bultmann Jeremiah epigrammatistes : towards atypology of prophecy in Jeremiah / Lester L. Grabbe Jeremiah among the social anthropologists / Elizabeth R. Hayes Of branches, pots and figs : Jeremiah's visions from a cognitive perspective / Martti Nissinen The historical dilemma of biblical prophetic studies / David R. Reimer Redeeming politics in Jeremiah / Joachim L.W. Schaper On writing and reciting in Jeremiah 36 / Hermann-Josef Stipp Sprachliche kennzeichen jeremianischer autorschaft / Rannfrid I. Thelle Babylon in the book of Jeremiah (Mt) : negotiating a power shift / Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer The priests and the temple cult in the book of Jeremiah / Stuart Weeks. Frontmatter 1 CONTENTS 9 Jeremiah‐Manasseh‐Samuel. Significant Triangle? Or Vicious Circle? 11 What Prophets Do. Reflections on Past Reality in the Book of Jeremiah 20 Means of Revelation in the Book of Jeremiah 43 The Suffering of the Elect. Variations on a Theological Problem in Jer 15:10‐21 58 Jeremiah epigrammatistes. Towards a Typology of Prophecy in Jeremiah 84 Jeremiah among the Social Anthropologists 90 Of Branches, Pots and Figs: Jeremiah’s Visions from a Cognitive Perspective 99 The Historical Dilemma of Biblical Prophetic Studies 113 Redeeming Politics in Jeremiah 131 On Writing and Reciting in Jeremiah 36 147 Sprachliche Kennzeichen jeremianischer Autorschaft 158 Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah (MT): Negotiating a Power Shift 197 The Priests and the Temple Cult in the Book of Jeremiah 243 Jeremiah as a Prophetic Book 275 Backmatter 285 In der Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) erscheinen Arbeiten zu sämtlichen Gebieten der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die Hebräische Bibel, ihr Vor- und Nachleben im antiken Judentum sowie ihre vielfache Verzweigung in die benachbarten Kulturen der altorientalischen und hellenistisch-römischen Welt. Die BZAW akzeptiert Manuskriptvorschläge, die einen innovativen und signifikanten Beitrag zu Erforschung des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt leisten, sich intensiv mit der bestehenden Forschungsliteratur auseinandersetzen, stringent aufgebaut und flüssig geschrieben sind. This volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium "Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah", arranged by the Edinburgh Prophecy Network in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, 11-12 May 2007. Prophetic studies are undergoing radical changes at the moment. Whereas it was formerly believed that the "historical Jeremiah" was hidden under countless additions and reinterpretations, and thus changed beyond recognition, it was still assumed that it would be possible to recover the real prophet with the tools of historical critical methods. However, according to a majo Biographical note: Hans Barstad, The University of Edinburgh, UK; Reinhard G. Kratz, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany