Prophecy And Ideology In Jeremiah

Author : Carolyn Sharp
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 056708910X

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Prophecy and Ideology in Jeremiah by Carolyn Sharp Pdf

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.

Author : Francesco Arena
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161595073

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Prophetic Conflicts in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah by Francesco Arena Pdf

La 4e de couverture indique : "Can we consider prophetic conflicts as expressions of a socio-religious phenomenon or should we consider them as post-exilic creations that serve ideological purposes ? In his study, Francesco Arena investigates false prophecy and prophetic conflicts, taking Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah as the three books in the Bible most concerned with prophesying falsehood and false prophets"

Author : Antti Laato
Publisher : Coronet Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015037352500

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History and Ideology in the Old Testament Prophetic Literature by Antti Laato Pdf

In this study arguments are put forward for the thesis that biblical exegesis (of the Old Testament prophetic literature) is not a simple matter of interpreting texts but is also a process in which logical models or possible worlds are constructed to accommodate the validity of particular interpretations. The lack of a model-theoretical orientation to Old Testament methodological approaches has led to a situation in which the criticism of particular theories rarely addresses the real points of disagreement between scholars. One theory is simply set against another even though the theories would be more effectively evaluated by discussing the validity and relevance of the different models in which they are framed. There are various plausible and relevant models available for the interpretation of Old Testament texts. In order to compare these different models a metalogical system, Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics, has been used throughout this study. Many important methodological issues are discussed in this study. a.

Author : Christl M. Maier,Carolyn J. Sharp
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567028655

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Prophecy and Power: Jeremiah in Feminist and Postcolonial Perspective by Christl M. Maier,Carolyn J. Sharp Pdf

This volume advances the scholarly discussion of Jeremiah via rigorous feminist and postcolonialist theorizing of texts and interpretive issues in that prophetic book. The essays here, by seasoned scholars of Jeremiah, offer significant traction on the biblical book's construction of the persona of Jeremiah and the subjectivity of Judah as subaltern; analysis of gendered imagery for the speaking subject in Jeremiah and for the Judean social body; exploration of rhetorics of imperialism and resistance; and theological implications of feminist-critical perspectives on YHWH and other deities represented in Jeremiah. Essays here deftly synthesize historical, literary, and ideological-critical insights in service of nuanced inquiry into Jeremiah as complex cultural production. The collection represents the growing edge of recent critical thinking on Jeremiah in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. It should prove invaluable in shaping the parameters of the continuing scholarly conversation on the Book of Jeremiah.

Author : Martin Kessler
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575060989

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Reading the Book of Jeremiah by Martin Kessler Pdf

Ferment is the correct word by which to characterize current Jeremiah studies, a deep and broad stirring that relies on previous scholarship but that seeks to move beyond that scholarship in bold and new ways. This collection of fine essays not only reflects that ferment but in important ways contributes to it and advances the discussion. Most broadly, the current discussion seeks to move beyond the historical-critical categories of Sigmund Mowinckel and Bernhard Duhm and the classic formulation of three sources, A, B, and C. In Jeremiah as in other parts of biblical scholarship, the new questions concern the inadequacy of historical-critical readings of a positivistic kind and the prospect of synchronic readings, either through ideological analysis that seeks to show that ideology shapes the book, or through canonical readings that find a large theological intentionality to the whole of the book. It turns out, perforce, that ideological and canonical readings are closely twinned in their judgment about the literature. This present collection, which includes both new voices and some of the established major players in the discussion, merits important attention." From the preface, by Walter Brueggemann

Author : Robert P. Carroll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015005678605

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From Chaos to Covenant by Robert P. Carroll Pdf

Author : Mark J. Boda,Lissa Wray Beal
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066899

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Prophets, Prophecy, and Ancient Israelite Historiography by Mark J. Boda,Lissa Wray Beal Pdf

The 18 essays by members of the Canadian Society for Biblical Studies published in this volume showcase the work of leading authorities on ancient Israelite and Jewish historiography as it intersects with the phenomenon of prophecy. A deep divide exists between the traditions of historiography and prophecy in the academic study of the Hebrew Bible, and the concern of the contributors is to close that gap, to expose the close relationship between these two traditions in the literature of the Hebrew Bible. The first section of the book explores prophecy and prophets in ancient Israelite and Jewish historiographic books (Torah, Deuteronomistic History, Chronicles, Ezra–Nehemiah, Second Temple Jewish historiography). The second section surveys historiography in Israelite and Jewish prophetic books (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Book of the Twelve, Daniel, 1 Enoch). The contributors engage diverse methodological perspectives in these studies, the goal first being to show the role that the prophets played within the great Hebrew historiographic works and, second, to demonstrate the role that historiography plays within the great Hebrew prophetic works; this makes it clear that the influence is bidirectional. Prophets, Prophecy, and Ancient Israelite Historiography will be of value for advanced students and scholars working on historiographic and prophetic materials in the ancient Israelite and Jewish traditions, featuring the best of research and analysis and interacting with many major ancient literary traditions of historiography and prophecy.

Author : John Goldingay
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467462471

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The Book of Jeremiah by John Goldingay Pdf

Of the Major Prophets, Jeremiah is perhaps the least straightforward. It is variously comprised of stories about the prophet Jeremiah, exchanges between Jeremiah and Yahweh, and messages directly from Yahweh—meaning a consciousness of form is essential to the understanding of its content. At times it is written in poetry, resembling Isaiah, while at other times it is written in prose, more similar to Ezekiel. And it is without doubt the darkest and most threatening of the Major Prophets, inviting comparisons to Amos and Hosea. John Goldingay, a widely respected biblical scholar who has written extensively on the entire Old Testament, navigates these complexities in the same spirit as other volumes of the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series—rooted in Jeremiah’s historical context but with an eye always trained on its meaning and use as Christian Scripture. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background, composition, and theology, Goldingay provides an original translation and verse-by-verse commentary of all fifty-two chapters, making this an authoritative and indispensable reference for scholars and pastors as they engage with Jeremiah from a contemporary Christian standpoint.

Author : John Skinner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Bible
ISBN : OCLC:15156343

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Prophecy and Religion by John Skinner Pdf

Author : Louis Stulman,Edward Silver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190693060

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The Oxford Handbook of Jeremiah by Louis Stulman,Edward Silver Pdf

"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. It concludes with an explanation of the goals and structure of the Handbook"--

Author : Else K. Holt,Carolyn J. Sharp
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567259172

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Jeremiah Invented by Else K. Holt,Carolyn J. Sharp Pdf

In the first half of the 20th century there was immense scholarly interest in the biography of the prophet Jeremiah as the background for understanding the development of the book of Jeremiah. Around the turn of the century this interest disappeared, but it has now resurfaced in a transformed configuration as work seeking to analyze the creation of the literary persona, Jeremiah the prophet. This volume examines the construction of Jeremiah in the prophetic book and its afterlife, presenting a wide range of scholarly approaches spanning the understanding of Jeremiah from Old Testament times via the Renaissance to the 20th century, and from theology to the history of literature.

Author : Carolyn Sharp
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783170400818

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Jeremiah 26-52 by Carolyn Sharp Pdf

This commentary illumines Jer 26-52 through historical, literary, feminist, and postcolonial analysis. Ideologies of subjugation and resistance are entangled in the Jeremiah traditions. The reader is guided through narratives of extreme violence, portrayals of iconic allies and adversaries, and complex gestures of scribal resilience. Judah's cultural trauma is refracted through prose that mimics Neo-Babylonian colonizing ideology, dramatic scenes of survival, and poetry alight with the desire for vengeance against enemies. The commentary's historical and literary arguments are enriched by insights from archaeology, feminist translation theory, and queer studies.

Author : Hindy Najman,Konrad Schmid
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004320253

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Jeremiah’s Scriptures by Hindy Najman,Konrad Schmid Pdf

Jeremiah’s Scriptures focuses on the composition of the biblical book of Jeremiah and its dynamic afterlife in ancient Jewish traditions. The papers in this volume consider Jeremiah’s scriptures from philological, interpretive and historical perspectives in biblical and ancient Jewish sub-fields.

Author : Carolyn Sharp
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199859566

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The Oxford Handbook of the Prophets by Carolyn Sharp Pdf

The Latter Prophets--Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve--comprise a fascinating collection of prophetic oracles, narratives, and vision reports from ancient Israel and Judah. Spanning centuries and showing evidence of compositional growth and editorial elaboration over time, these prophetic books offer an unparalleled view into the cultural norms, theological convictions, and political disputes of Israelite communities caught in the maelstrom of militarized conflicts with the empires of ancient Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia. Instructive for scholar and student alike, The Oxford Handbook of the Prophets features wide-ranging discussion of ancient Near Eastern social and cultic contexts; exploration of focused topics such as the persona of the prophet and the problem of violence in prophetic rhetoric; sophisticated historical and literary analysis of key prophetic texts; issues in reception history, from these texts' earliest reinterpretations at Qumran to Christian appropriations in contemporary homiletics; feminist, materialist, and postcolonial readings engaging the insights of influential contemporary theorists; and more. The diversity of interpretive approaches, clarity of presentation, and breadth of expertise represented here will make this Handbook indispensable for research and teaching on the Latter Prophets.

Author : Diana Vikander Edelman,Ehud Ben Zvi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317490319

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The Production of Prophecy by Diana Vikander Edelman,Ehud Ben Zvi Pdf

The Persian and Hellenistic periods saw the production and use of a variety of authoritative texts in Israel. 'The Production of Prophecy' brings together a range of influential biblical scholars to examine the construction of prophecy and prophetic books during the Persian period. Drawing on methodological and comparative research and studies of particular biblical texts, the volume explores biblical prophecy as a written phenomenon, examining the prophets of the past, setting this within the general history of Yehud. The relationship between prophetic and other authoritative, written texts is explored, as well as the general social and ideological setting in which the prophetic books emerged.