The Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah (Oxford Handbooks)

The Book of Jeremiah is one of the longest, most complex and influential writings in the Hebrew Bible. It comprises poetic oracles, prose sermons, and narratives of the prophet, as well as laments, symbolic actions, and utterances of hope from one of the most turbulent periods in the history of ancient Judah and Israel. Written by some of the most influential contemporary biblical interpreters today, The Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah offers compelling new readings of the text informed by a rich variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. In presenting discussions of the Book of Jeremiah in terms of its historical and cultural contexts of origins, textual and literary history, major internal themes, reception history, and significance for a number of key political issues, The Handbook examines the fascinating literary tradition of the Book of Jeremiah while also surveying recent scholarship. The result is a synthetic anthology that offers a significant contribution to the field as well as an indispensable resource for scholars and non-specialists alike. Abbreviations Contributors A Critical Introduction Louis Stulman and Edward Silver PART I. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF ORIGIN 1.The Historical Contexts of the Books of Jeremiah C. L. Crouch 2.Jeremiah: Diaspora in Service to Exile Jill Middlemas 3.The Representation of Egypt in the Book of Jeremiah Safwat Marzouk 4.The Historical Jeremiah Mark Leuchter PART II. TEXTUAL HISTORY AND STRUCTURE 5.Two Ancient Editions of the Book of Jeremiah Hermann-Josef Stipp 6.The Double Text of Jeremiah Revisited Alexander Rofé 7.The Last Stage of the Literary History of the Book of Jeremiah Emanuel Tov 8.Textualization and the Book of Jeremiah Joachim Schaper 9.The Prophet Jeremiah: Legends, Traditions, and Their Evolution Ronnie Goldstein 10.The Development of Hebrew and the Book of Jeremiah Aaron D. Hornkohl 11.On Poetry and Prophecy in Jeremiah Job Y. Jindo 12.Language Variation in the Book of Jeremiah and Its Cultural and Social Background Frank H. Polak PART III. CRITICAL QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION 13.Jeremiah: Content and Structure Mark E. Biddle 14.Theories of Prophecy in Jeremiah Nathan Mastnjak 15.Jeremiah and Prophetic Authority Matthijs J. de Jong 16.Jeremiah and Inner Biblical Exegesis Dalit Rom-Shiloni PART IV. MAJOR INTERNAL THEMES 17.Contested Theologies in the Book of Jeremiah Georg Fischer 18.Poetic Violence in the Book of Jeremiah Amy Kalmanofsky 19.Portraits of the Prophet in the Book of Jeremiah Else K. Holt 20.Jeremiah: The Traumatized Prophet L. Juliana Claassens 21.Imprisoned in Prose: Narrating Jeremiah’s Confinement and the Babylonian Assault of Jerusalem Keith Bodner 22.The Jeremian Oracles against the Nations Rhiannon Graybill 23.Jeremiah’s Deathscapes Mary Mills 24.Hope and Resilience in the Books of Jeremiah Marvin A. Sweeney 25.The Ultimate Commitment: A Covenant Written on (the Tablet of) the Heart and Its Ancient Near Eastern Background Herbert B. Huffmon 26.Written on the Heart, Erased from the Mind: Rewriting Moral Agency in Jeremiah Samuel E. Balentine 27.Jeremiah’s Non-Burial Refrain Sarah C. Jobe PART V. RECEPTION ENGAGEMENTS 28.Jeremiah in Lamentations Elizabeth Boase 29.Jeremiah at Qumran Devorah Dimant 30.Jeremiah and His Prophecies in the New Testament Catrin H. Williams 31.The Prophet Jeremiah in Islamic Thought Roberto Tottoli 32.The Figure of Jeremiah in the Work of Stefan Zweig and Rainer Maria Rilke Rüdiger Görner 33.Jeremiah Interpretation in Subaltern Context Bungishabaku Katho 34.Jeremiah in Art Mary Chilton Callaway 35.Jeremiah and Homiletics Carolyn J. Sharp PART VI. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH FOR KEY CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL ISSUES 36.Ecological Hermeneutics and Jeremiah Kristel Clayville 37.Playing with Death: Violent Exceptions and Exceptional Violence in the Book of Jeremiah Steed Vernyl Davidson 38.Jeremiah and Gender Christl M. Maier Index The Book of Jeremiah is one of the longest, most complex and influential writings in the Hebrew Bible. It comprises poetic oracles, prose sermons, and narratives of the prophet, as well as laments, symbolic actions, and utterances of hope from one of the most turbulent periods in the history of ancient Judah and Israel.Written by some of the most influential contemporary biblical interpreters today, The Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah offers compelling new readings of the text informed by a rich variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. In presenting discussions of the Book of Jeremiah in terms of its historical and cultural contexts of origins, textual and literary history, major internal themes, reception history, and significance for a number of key political issues, The Handbook examines the fascinating literary tradition of the Book of Jeremiah while also surveying recent scholarship. The result is a synthetic anthology that offers a significant contribution to the field as well as an indispensable resource for scholars and non-specialists alike. 'The Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah' offers compelling new readings of the text by some of the most influential contemporary biblical interpreters today. The book examines the fascinating literary tradition of the Book of Jeremiah through discussions of its historical and cultural contexts of origins, textual and literary history, major internal themes, reception history, and significance for a number of key political issues. The result is a synthetic anthology that offers a significant contribution to the field as well as an indispensable resource for scholars and non-specialists alike This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. For more information, please read the site FAQs. "This essay provides an overview of the book of Jeremiah, its historical background, distinctive literary character, language of trauma and resilience, dominant ideologies, and the state of 20th and 21st century Jeremian scholarship. 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