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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777030503321

Autore

Becking Bob Prof. Dr.

Titolo

Between Fear and Freedom : Essays on the Interpretation of Jeremiah 30-31 / / Bob Prof. Dr. Becking

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004

ISBN

1-280-86721-3

9786610867219

90-474-0643-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 p.)

Collana

Oudtestamentische Studiƫn, Old Testament Studies ; ; 51

Disciplina

224/.206

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Jeremiah's "Little Book of Consolation" is an intruiging text that provokes a series of interpretative difficulties. Is the text originally from Jeremiah? Can it be construed as a literary coherence or is a complex literary process of emergence to be accepted? What is meant by the 'New Covenant'? In this monograph Jer. 30-31 is read applying a variety of methods. The text-critical chapter argues for the reinforcement of the editorial theory according to which MT and LXXJer. are to be construed as two different versions. Much attention is paid to the delimitation criticism of these two chapters leading to the assumption that they are composed of ten Sub-Cantos. Five of these Sub-Cantos are interpreted taking into account Ancient Near Eastern textual material in order to understand the mental framework of the ancient reader. The final chapter pleads for the conceptual coherence of Jer. 30-31 which is seen as based on the idea of divine changeability.