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Friend or Foe?: The Figure of Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah MT

By John Hill

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
1999
ISBN
9004114343, 9789004114340
Google Books ID
tEobKhSF3VkC
Open Library ID
OL9084000M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12396882 bytes)
Series
Biblical Interpretation Series 40
Pages
250\254
DPI
300
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This work presents a literary interpretation of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT. It moves beyond historical-critical approaches and shows that metaphor is central to a synchronic reading of the book. The study shows that Babylon is a multi-layered metaphor: at one level it is the archetypal enemy of both Judah and its God; at another layer it is metaphorically identified with Judah. The study also explores the idea of the unended exile, and shows how this idea, so central to post-exilic Judaism, is also found in the book of Jeremiah MT.

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