By John Hill
This paintings provides a literary interpretation of Babylon within the ebook of Jeremiah MT. It strikes past historical-critical techniques and exhibits that metaphor is significant to a synchronic studying of the e-book. The learn indicates that Babylon is a multi-layered metaphor: at one point it's the archetypal enemy of either Judah and its God; at one other layer it's metaphorically pointed out with Judah. The examine additionally explores the belief of the unended exile, and indicates how this concept, so principal to post-exilic Judaism, is additionally present in the publication of Jeremiah MT.
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The structure of the latter also gives it a character different to that of the former. Its ( R o b e r t P. G o r d o n , 1 & 2 Samuel: A Commentary [ E x e t e r : P a t e r n o s t e r , 1986] 2 7 1 ) . T h e M T ' s r e a d i n g is j u d g e d t o b e e r r o n e o u s by H e r t z b e r g also (I áf II Samuel, 337, n. a). H o w e v e r t h e M T ' s r e a d i n g , " ( א ר ב ע י ם ט נ י םf o r t y y e a r s " ) , h a s a literary f u n c t i o n , p r o v i d i n g o n e of t h e links b e t w e e n t h e d e m i s e of Eli (2 S a m u e l 4) a n d t h e r e b e l l i o n of A b s a l o m ( c h a p .
26 CHAPTER reign. It came also in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of King Zedekiah son of Josiah of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. (l:2aß-3) ONE :למלכו ויהי בימי יהויקים ק־יאטיהו מלך יהורה עד־תם עטתי עשרה שנה לצדקיהו ק־יאטיהו מלך יהודה ער־גלות ירוטלם :בחרט ההמיטי While the analysis of the title is straightforward, that of the chronological information is more complex. The first part of the analysis of the chronological information concentrates on the metaphorical significance of the year 587.
18-24 the focus is firstly on those in diaspora. T h e r e is the promise of a return to the land for those in diaspora (w. 18-21), and the formation of a new community (w. 22-23). Although the chapter concludes with 25 As C l e m e n t s w r i t e s , " D i s t i n c t i v e p a t t e r n s h a v e b e e n i m p o s e d u p o n t h e p r o p h e t i c c o l l e c t i o n s of t h e c a n o n so t h a t w a r n i n g s of d o o m a n d d i s a s t e r a r e always f o l l o w e d by p r o m i s e s o f h o p e a n d r e s t o r a t i o n " ( R o n a l d E.
