Prophecy and Ideology in Jeremiah

Struggles for Authority in the Deutero-Jeremianic Prose

AvCarolyn J. Sharp

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This project examines two areas where there are important interpretive problems: the composition of the book of Jeremiah and, specifically, the provenance of and ideological functions served by the text of Jeremiah on the one hand; and the redactional interests in prophecy evident in the Deuteronomistic History on the other. The book argues that two distinct political groups can be seen to vie for theological authority via their literary portrayals of traditions about Jeremiah and prophets generally in the Deutero-Jeremianic prose - a group in Babylon after the deportations of 597 B.C.E. that is attempting to claim political and cultic authority, and a group remaining behind in Judah after 597 that counters the political claims and related interpretive moves made by the Babylonian traditionists. The book then illustrates through analysis of prophetic roles in Jeremiah, Kings, and Deuteronomy 18 that there are substantial and fundamental discontinuities between the view of prophecy and the prophetic word presented in the Deuteronomic texts and the view presented in the Deutero-Jeremianic texts. The results of the present study challenge the widely accepted scholarly thesis of monolithic redaction of the book of Jeremiah at the hands of the same 'Deuteronomists' whose work is evident in the Deuteronomistic History.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-01-01
Mått:220 x 142 x 20 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567089106

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion

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Carolyn J. Sharp is Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, USA.

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"Sharp goes into much depth and detail as she seeks to describe the character of the two ideological perspectives found in the prose of Jeremiah. This is an interesting and well-written book, but it is not for the faint of heart or the biblical novice. Sharp is to be congratulated for nuancing a very important and complex prophetic book. This book ends with a wonderful call to exegesis and a vision of a Bible which can be read seriously and appropriated by all."" -Donn F. Morgan, Anglican Theological Review"

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter I Redaction of Jeremiah and Kings: Theories and Problems1 Jeremianic Prose and the Composition of the Book of Jeremiah2 'Deuteronomistic' Language in Jeremiah Revisited3 Redaction of the Book of KingsChapter II 'My Servants the Prophets': Exegetical Observations1 Jeremiah 72 Jeremiah 263 Jeremiah 354 Jeremiah 445 Summary of ResultsChapter III 'A Prophet to the Nations'1 Jeremiah 252 The Call of Jeremiah and Diaspora Politics3 Summary of ResultsChapter IV False Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah1 Jeremiah 292 Divergent Traditions about False Prophecy in JeremiahChapter V Prophets in Jeremiah, Kings and Deuteronomy 181 Functions of Prophets and the Prophetic Word2 2 Kings 17: 7--233 Deuteronomy 18:15--22 and the Roles of Moses4 Hermeneutical ImplicationsChapter VI Conclusions1 Profiles of Two Distinct Ideologies2 The Formation of the Book of Jeremiah3 Theological Implications for Reading JeremiahBibliographyIndex of Biblical and Extra-Biblical CitationsIndex of AuthorsIndex of Subjects