A Family Comes Undone (Jeremiah 2:1–4:2)

The book of Jeremiah intervenes in a national disaster and moves the nation toward healing. The drama of the God's broken family helps survivors by presenting their experience in the narrowed domain of a family broken apart by infidelity. It reflects victims experience back to them in a way tha...

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Main Author: O'Connor, Kathleen M. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2008
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2008, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-212
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The book of Jeremiah intervenes in a national disaster and moves the nation toward healing. The drama of the God's broken family helps survivors by presenting their experience in the narrowed domain of a family broken apart by infidelity. It reflects victims experience back to them in a way that does not retraumatize them. And in the chaos of disaster's aftermath, it provides an explanation of the cataclysm and defends God. No matter how difficult this theology might be for contemporary readers, the theology of Jeremiah's broken family enables the people of Judah to survive as the people of God.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/003463730810500204