The Prophetic Persona: Jeremiah and the Language of the Self (JSOT Supplement)

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. 1. An Introduction -- Biographical Interest: The Problem And Its Approaches -- 2. The Metaphor Of The Heart And The Language Of The Self -- 3. The 'heart' In Context: Jer. 4 And The Enactment Of Identity -- The Prophetic 'i' And Its Ambiguities; Self-identification And The Portrait Of A Paradigm -- 5. The Confessions: The Prophet As Exemplar And Metaphor -- 6. Summary And Concluding Hermeneutical Reflections. Timothy Polk. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [217]-225.