Friend or Foe?: The Figure of Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah MT

FRIEND OR FOE? THE FIGURE OF BABYLON IN THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH MT......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Explanatory note......Page 10
I. Introduction......Page 12
1. Setting a Context: Twentieth Century Jeremiah Research......Page 13
1.1. Jeremiah Research: The World Behind the Text......Page 14
1.2. Jeremiah Research: The World of the Text......Page 20
2.1. The Choice of a Synchronic Approach......Page 21
2.2. Metaphor as a Figure of Speech......Page 25
2.3. The Content of the Present Study......Page 27
1. Division of Jeremiah 1......Page 32
2. The Superscription (1:1-3)......Page 34
2.1.1. Metaphor in Jer 1:1-3......Page 35
2.1.2. The Collapse of the Literal in Jer 1:1-3......Page 46
2.1.3. Comparison: Metaphor in Isa 1:1 and Amos 1:1......Page 47
3. The Figure of the Prophet (1:10)......Page 50
3.1. The Figure of the Prophet as Metaphor......Page 51
3.2. The Collapse of Literal Reference in 1:10......Page 57
4.1. The Threat from the North as Metaphor......Page 58
4.2. The Threat from the North and Literal Reference......Page 61
5. Conclusion......Page 64
1. Babylon in Jeremiah 2-20 (MT)......Page 66
1.1. The Context of 20:1-6......Page 67
1.2. Babylon in 20:1-6......Page 69
1.3. Babylon as an Organising Metaphor in Jeremiah 2-20 (MT)......Page 73
1.3.1. The Threat of Invasion......Page 75
1.3.2. Banishment from the Land......Page 78
1.3.3. Death by the Sword......Page 80
1.4. Conclusions......Page 82
2.1. Context of Jeremiah 21-24......Page 83
2.2. Babylon in 21:1-10......Page 86
2.3. Babylon in Jeremiah 24......Page 94
2.4. Conclusion......Page 98
3. Summary......Page 99
IV. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 MT......Page 100
1. Divisions and Setting of Jeremiah 25 MT......Page 101
2. Time and Metaphor in Jeremiah 25 MT......Page 103
3. Babylon in Jeremiah 25 MT......Page 113
3.1. Babylon in Vv. 1-14 MT......Page 114
3.2. Babylon and Vv. 1-13 LXX......Page 124
3.3. Babylon in Vv. 15-29 MT......Page 128
4. Conclusions......Page 135
V. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 and 29 MT......Page 138
1. The Context of Jeremiah 27 and 29 MT......Page 139
2. Babylon in Jeremiah 27 MT......Page 140
2.1. Babylon in vv. 4-8, 9-11 MT......Page 141
2.2. Babylon in vv. 12-15, 16-22 MT......Page 150
2.3. Conclusions......Page 154
3. Babylon in Jeremiah 29 MT......Page 156
3.1. Babylon in vv. 1-3, 4-9......Page 157
3.2. Babylon in vv. 10-14......Page 165
4. Summary......Page 169
VI. Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 MT......Page 171
1. The Context of the Oracles Against Babylon......Page 172
2. Babylon—The Defeated Alien Other......Page 175
3. Babylon and Judah: Parallel Figures......Page 183
4.1. The Taunt Song over the King of Babylon (Isa 14:3-23)......Page 192
4.2. The Lament over Babylon (Isaiah 47)......Page 197
4.3. Comparison: Babylon in Jeremiah and Isaiah......Page 200
5. Summary......Page 202
1. The Significance of a Synchronic Reading......Page 204
1.1. A Synchronic Reading: General Observations......Page 205
1.2. A Synchronic Reading: The Role of Metaphor......Page 208
2. The Representation of Babylon......Page 214
3. The Function of the Book of Jeremiah MT......Page 221
4. Conclusion......Page 229
Works on the Book of Jeremiah......Page 230
Other Works......Page 235
Computer Software......Page 240
Subject index......Page 242
Author index......Page 245
Index of biblical texts......Page 247
Back Matter......Page 252