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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe purpose of this new Handbook of Jeremiah is to unite the current diversity of approaches in Jeremiah research in 'a synthetic anthology'. In my opinion this Handbook is a milestone, very suitable for obtaining a swift overview of the recent developments in Jeremiah research. The reading of this book is also an adventure that can be talked about for a long time. * Dr H.G.L. Peels, European Journal of Theology *
This is a monumental volume about a monumental book, and the editors are to be congratulated on bringing it into being...The Oxford Handbooks aim to provide scholars and graduate students with examples of cutting edge research on their subjects and guidance on the progress and direction of debate on different subjects, and this handbook does so. * John Goldingay, The Expository Times *
Stulman's and Silver's edited handbook is well organized, well researched, and well written. The sheer scope and sequence of articles provides readers with an extraordinary understanding of the book of Jeremiah, the breadth and depth of scholarship that the book generates, and how this ancient book continues to have a place in the contemporary world. Those engaged in the study of the prophets and Jeremiah, in particular, will find this work insightful, challenging, and thoroughly engaging. * Carol J. Dempsey, University of Portland, Horizons *
This handbook is a milestone, very suitable for a brief overview of recent developments in Jeremiah research. Reading this book is also an adventure that will be remembered for a long time. * H.G.L. Peels, the quarterly magazine *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Historical and Cultural Contexts of Origin 1. The Historical Contexts of the Books of Jeremiah -- C. L. Crouch 2. Jeremiah: Diaspora in Service to Exile -- Jill Middlemas 3. The Representation of Egypt in the Book of Jeremiah -- Safwat Marzouk 4. The Historical Jeremiah -- Mark Leuchter Part 2 Textual History and Structure 5. Two Ancient Editions of the Book of Jeremiah -- Hermann-Josef Stipp 6. The Double Text of Jeremiah Revisited -- Alexander Rofé 7. The Last Stage of the Literary History of the Book of Jeremiah -- Emanuel Tov 8. Textualization and the Book of Jeremiah -- Joachim Schaper 9. The Prophet Jeremiah: Legends, Traditions and their Evolution -- Ronnie Goldstein 10. The Development of Hebrew and the Book of Jeremiah -- Aaron D. Hornkohl 11. On Poetry and Prophecy in Jeremiah -- Job Y. Jindo 12. Language Variation in the Book of Jeremiah and its Cultural and Social Background -- Frank H. Polak Part 3 Critical Questions of Interpretation 13. Jeremiah: Content and Structure -- Mark E. Biddle 14. Theories of Prophecy in Jeremiah -- Nathan Mastnjak 15. Jeremiah and Prophetic Authority -- Matthijs J. de Jong 16. Jeremiah and Inner Biblical Exegesis -- Dalit Rom-Shiloni Part 4 Major Internal Themes 17. Contested Theologies in the Book of Jeremiah -- George Fischer 18. Poetic Violence in the Book of Jeremiah -- Amy Kalmanofsky 19. Portraits of the Prophet in the Book of Jeremiah -- Else K. Holt 20. Jeremiah: The Traumatized Prophet -- L. Juliana Claassens 21. Imprisoned in Prose: Narrating Jeremiah's Confinement and the Babylonian Assault of Jerusalem -- Keith Bodner 22. The Jeremian Oracles Against the Nations -- Rhiannon Graybill 23. Jeremiah's Deathscapes -- Mary Mills 24. Hope and Resilience in the Books of Jeremiah -- Marvin A. Sweeney 25. The Ultimate Commitment: A Covenant Written on (the Tablet of) the Heart and Its Ancient Near Eastern Background -- Herbert B. Huffmon 26. Written on the Heart, Erased from the Mind: Rewriting Moral Agency in Jeremiah -- Samuel E. Balentine 27. Jeremiah's Non-Burial Refrain -- Sarah C. Jobe Part 5 Reception Engagements 28. Jeremiah in Lamentations -- Elizabeth Boase 29. Jeremiah at Qumran -- Devorah Dimant 30. Jeremiah and His Prophecies in the New Testament -- Catrin H. Williams 31. The Prophet Jeremiah in Islamic Thought -- Roberto Tottoli 32. The Figure of Jeremiah in the Work of Stefan Zweig and Rainer Maria Rilke -- Rüdiger Görner 33. Jeremiah Interpretation in Subaltern Context -- Katho Robert Bungishabaku 34. Jeremiah in Art -- Mary Chilton Callaway 35. Jeremiah and Homiletics -- Carolyn J. Sharp Part 6 Significance of the Book of Jeremiah for Key Contemporary Political Issues 36. Ecological Hermeneutics and Jeremiah -- Kristel Clayville 37. Playing with Death: Violent Exceptions and Exceptional Violence in the Book of Jeremiah -- Steed Vernyl Davidson 38. Jeremiah and Gender -- Christl M. Maier
