Jeremiah Invented: Constructions and Deconstructions of Jeremiah: 595 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Else K. Holt

ISBN 10: 0567671801 / ISBN 13: 9780567671806

Published by Bloomsbury T&T Clark 2016-07-28, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jeremiah Invented: Constructions and Deconstructions of Jeremiah: 595 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark 2016-07-28
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567671801
• ISBN 13: 9780567671806
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Else Holt is Associate Professor, Department of Biblical Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Carolyn J. Sharp is Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, USA.

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.