After the invasion: a reading of Jeremiah 40-44
This book provides a literary reading of five later chapters of the book of Jeremiah set in the period following the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians.
| Summary: | This book provides a literary reading of five later chapters of the book of Jeremiah set in the period following the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. Cover -- After the Invasion: A Reading of Jeremiah 40-44 -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction to After the Invasion -- 1: The Imperial Voice -- An Unexpected Word -- The Profession of Nebuzaradan -- Unchained at Ramah -- Prophetic Options -- 2: A Gathering Storm -- The Appointment of Gedaliah -- The Leaders´ Oath -- Subversive Warning -- Covert Proposal -- 3: Treachery at Mizpah -- Seventh Month -- Royal Seed -- Hospitality Hijacked -- Fusillade of Violence -- 4: Specters of Conflicts Past -- Hewing the Cistern -- Taken Hostage -- By the Waters of Gibeon -- Rescue and Escape -- 5: The Prophet´s Reactivation -- Southern Movement -- Bethlehem Interlude -- The Comeback -- Holding Pattern -- Changing Gears -- 6: Absconding to Egypt -- False Charges -- Ground of Refusal -- Hard Rock -- Metaphorical Entanglement -- 7: Requiem for the Departed -- The Wasteland -- Home Economics -- Chorus Line -- Signing Off -- Conclusion to After the |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-106071-7 |