Jeremiah 21–36: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. By Jack R. Lundbom. Pp. xvi + 649. (The Anchor Bible.) New York: Doubleday (A Division of Random House), 2004. isbn 0 385 41113 8. 45
Following his study Jeremiah: A Study in Ancient Hebrew Rhetoric of 1975, Lundbom has now completed a three-volume, 2000-page commentary on Jeremiah (1999–2004) based on the methodological principle that rhetorical criticism ought to replace redaction-historical criticism. Volume 2 on Jeremiah 21–36...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 588-591 |
| Review of: | Jeremiah 21 - 36 (New York [u.a.] : Doubleday, 2004) (Bultmann, Christoph)
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| Summary: | Following his study Jeremiah: A Study in Ancient Hebrew Rhetoric of 1975, Lundbom has now completed a three-volume, 2000-page commentary on Jeremiah (1999–2004) based on the methodological principle that rhetorical criticism ought to replace redaction-historical criticism. Volume 2 on Jeremiah 21–36 comprises some 500 pages of ‘translation, notes and comments’, pitched at an audience which would appreciate section headings such as ‘Bad News for Zedekiah’ (for 21:1–7) or ‘Bloom Where You Are Planted!’ (for 29:1–23). Biblical studies has known a steady stream of historicizing commentary on the book of Jeremiah. Building on the work of, for example, P. Volz (1922), W. Rudolph (1947, 3rd edn. 1968), A. Weiser (1952–5), and W. L. |
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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/flj098 |