The oracle of deliverance for Ebed-Melech, the cushite: an exegetical-theological study of Jer 38,1-13 and 39,15-18
The study of the events in Judah (588-586 B.C) highlights God's faithfulness to his pronouncements to the people; the fate of the disobedient Judahites; and the promise to deliver Ebed-melech, the Cushite who trusted in God. Yhwh plans to save all the people irrespective of their racial, politi...
| Summary: | The study of the events in Judah (588-586 B.C) highlights God's faithfulness to his pronouncements to the people; the fate of the disobedient Judahites; and the promise to deliver Ebed-melech, the Cushite who trusted in God. Yhwh plans to save all the people irrespective of their racial, political, and social backgrounds. Cover -- Copyright information -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Signs and abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Theme and scope of the study -- 2. Status quaestionis -- 4. Content and outline -- 5. Methodology -- Chapter I: Contexts and characters (Jer 37-39) -- 1. Historical context -- 1.1 Babylonian siege -- 1.1.1 Limited historical and scriptural evidence -- 1.1.2 Jerusalem's actual fall and obliteration -- 1.2 Internal discrepancies -- 1.3 Social atmosphere -- 2. Literary context -- 2.1 Proposed structure -- 2.2 Extensive sequence -- 2.2.1 Zedekiah's reign and Jeremiah's detention (Jer 37,1-21): Plot one -- 2.2.2 Jeremiah's rescue and meeting with Zedekiah (Jer 38,1-28): Plot two -- 2.2.3 Jerusalem falls but some people survive (Jer 39,1-18): Plot three -- 2.3 Apparent repetitions -- 3. Characters -- 3.1 God -- 3.2 Jeremiah -- 3.3 Zedekiah -- 3.4 Nebuchadnezzar -- 3.5 Zedekiah's officials -- 3.6 Nebuchadnezzar's officials -- 3.7 Ebed-melech -- 3.7.1 Name and its implications -- 3.7.2 Nationality and social status -- 3.7.3 His words and deed -- 3.8 Ebed-melech's aides -- Excursus 1: Cush and the Cushites -- Chapter II: Jeremiah in and out of the cistern (Jer 38,1-13) -- 1. Immediate context (Jer 38,1-28) -- 2. Narrative structure (Jer 38,1-13) -- 3. Jeremiah thrown into the cistern (Jer 38,1-6): Scene I -- 3.1 Delimitation of the text -- 3.2 Text-criticism and translation 20 -- 3.3 Rhetoric analysis -- 3.3.1 The passage in its entirety (Jer 38,1-6) -- 3.3.2 Relationship between parts of the passage -- 3.3.3 Assessment of individual parts of the passage -- 3.4 Narrative analysis -- 3.4.1 Officials heard Jeremiah's oracle (vv.1-3) -- 3.4.1.1 Characters -- 3.4.1.2 Setting -- 3.4.1.3 Cause of conflict -- 3.4.2 Officials requested to kill Jeremiah (v.4) -- 3.4.3 Zedekiah's response to the officials (v.5). |
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| ISBN: | 3631833644 |