Jeremiah

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Jeremiah

• HUMA 3810

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Background

• Historical Setting
• Relationship to Josiah/D?
• Last days of Judah ? transitional period
• Attitude toward Temple (Jerusalem Anathoth)
• Textual History
• MT vs. Septuagint
• Two versions at Qumran

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Interesting Passages

• Love of God Israel 21-3
• Queen of Heaven -- 7 44
• Temple sermon 7 26
• Laments 1510-21 207-18
• Sign-acts loincloth (131-11), potter (18),
  shattered clay vessel (19)
• Danger to life 1121-23 (men of Anathoth) 37
  (thrown into prison during siege)-38 (rescued)
• False vs. true prophecy 1413-16 239-40 26
  (Micah Uriah) 27-28 (yoke Hananiah)
• Personal info 161ff. (not to marry) forced to
  go to Egypt (43)
• Exile good figs/bad figs (24) letter to the
  exiles (29)
• Baruch 36 (scroll) 45 (prophecy concerning his
  fate)
• OANs 46-51 ( colophon)
• Other interesting passages (sour grapes
  27-30?!?) new covenant (3131-34 part of exilic
  Deutronomistic Book of Consolation?) field in
  Anathoth (326-25)