The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah [Hardcover]

This volume investigates the theological themes and issues of the Book of Jeremiah.* Written by one of the most well known Old Testament scholars in North America. * Mines the theological insights of this major prophet for its contemporary relevance in a post-9/11 world. * Specifies metaphorical and poetic modes of discussing as essential to critical reflection. * Discusses Jeremiah's stand-alone theological importance as well its relationship to the much of the rest of the biblical canon.* Written by one of the most well known Old Testament scholars in North America. * Mines the theological insights of this major prophet for its contemporary relevance in a post-9/11 world. * Specifies metaphorical and poetic modes of discussing as essential to critical reflection. * Discusses Jeremiah's stand-alone theological importance as well its relationship to the much of the rest of the biblical canon.The present study focuses on the theology of the Book of Jeremiah. That theology revolves around themes familiar from Israel's covenantal faith, especially the sovereignty of YHWH expressed in judgment and promise. The outcome of this theological nexus of context, person, and tradition is a book that moves into the abyss and out of the abyss in unexpected ways. It does so, in part, by asserting that God continues to be generatively and disturbingly operative in the affairs of the world, up to and including our contemporary abysses (such as 9/11). The God attested in the Book of Jeremiah invites its readers into and through any and all such dislocations to new futures that combine divine agency and human inventiveness rooted in faithfulness.1. Critical access to the Book of Jeremiah; 2. The theology of the Book of Jeremiah; 3. The place and function of the Book of Jeremiah within the Old Testament; 4. The continuing influence of the Book of Jeremiah. Walter Brueggemann's study of Jeremiah fits perfectly in this promising series. Writing with characteristic passion anl39