The motif of the weeping God in Jeremiah and its background in the lament tradition of the ancient Near East

Though Jeremiah has been traditionally regarded as the weeping prophet on the basis of such passages as Jeremiah 4:19-21; 8:18-9:3; and 14:17-18, the figure portrayed as weeping in these passages is better understood as the figure of God. This imagery derives from the long lament tradition of the an...

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主要作者: Roberts, Jimmy J. M. 1939- (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 1992
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 1992, 卷: 5, 發布: 3, Pages: 361-374
Further subjects:B Ancient Near East
B Lament tradition
B Jeremiah
B The weeping God
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總結:Though Jeremiah has been traditionally regarded as the weeping prophet on the basis of such passages as Jeremiah 4:19-21; 8:18-9:3; and 14:17-18, the figure portrayed as weeping in these passages is better understood as the figure of God. This imagery derives from the long lament tradition of the ancient Near East which was known in Israel and which Jeremiah adapted in his portrayal of Yahweh's response to Israel's sin. This striking anthropomorphic imagery powerfully conveys Yahweh's passionate involvement in the fate of his people whom he loves though he must nonetheless hand them over to harsh punishment.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_450