Between Fear and Freedom: Essays on the Interpretation of Jeremiah 30–31. By Bob Becking. Pp. viii + 338. (Oudtestamentische Studiën, 51.) Leiden: Brill, 2004. isbn 90 04 14118 9. €90/120
The book offers a translation and structural analysis of Jer. 30:1–31:40 and five exegetical studies of Jer. 30:5–11; 30:12–17; 31:15–22; 31:29–30; 31:31–7 respectively. It is designed to throw new light on the sequence of visions for a future of Jacob (Israel) in its land and the culmination of thi...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 585-588 |
| Review of: | Between fear and freedom (Leiden : Brill, 2004) (Bultmann, Christoph)
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| Summary: | The book offers a translation and structural analysis of Jer. 30:1–31:40 and five exegetical studies of Jer. 30:5–11; 30:12–17; 31:15–22; 31:29–30; 31:31–7 respectively. It is designed to throw new light on the sequence of visions for a future of Jacob (Israel) in its land and the culmination of this sequence in the idea of a new covenant. As the subtitle indicates, the studies (pp. 135–272) are revised versions of earlier essays, published between 1989 and 2003. Becking advocates a shift in methodological orientation in Old Testament exegesis. While historical issues, including the question of the literary growth of individual texts and the redaction history of a wider literary complex, are reduced to a question of ‘context’ and find a very general answer (cf. esp. pp. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj097 |