- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I The Deuteronomistic History
- 1 2 Kings 23:31–25:30 and the Exilic Edition of the DtrH
- 2 The Regnal Evaluation of Josiah in 2 Kings 22:1–23:30
- 3 The Regnal Evaluation of Manasseh in 2 Kings 21:1–18
- 4 The Regnal Evaluation of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18–20
- 5 The Presentation of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 1 Kings 12–2 Kings 17
- 6 The Critique of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11 and 2 Samuel 9/11–24
- 7 David, Saul, and the Presentation of the Judges
- 8 Joshua
- 9 Deuteronomy
- 10 Conclusion to Part I
- II Prophetic Literature and Josiah's Reign
- 11 Zephaniah
- 12 Nahum
- 13 Jeremiah
- 14 Isaiah
- 15 Hosea
- 16 Amos
- 17 Micah
- 18 Habakkuk
- 19 Conclusion to Part II
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Selected Scripture Index
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
- Chapter:
- (p.208) 13 Jeremiah
- Source:
- King Josiah of Judah
- Author(s):
Marvin A. Sweeney (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Although the superscription of Jeremiah maintains that the prophet began his career in the thirteenth year of Josiah's reign, the book contains little indication of Jeremiah's activity during this period. Nevertheless, various clues have led scholars to speculate that some of Jeremiah's Josian oracles may have been reworked in relation to later concerns. Redaction‐critical study of Jeremiah 2–6 and 30–31 indicate that these blocks of oracles originally called for the return of northern Israel to Judean, Davidic rule in keeping with Josiah's reform. The unexpected death of Josiah and the emergence of Babylonian power over Judah, however, prompted Jeremiah to reconsider his views and to rework his earlier oracles to address the Babylonian exile.
Keywords: Babylonian exile, death of Josiah, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 2–6, Jeremiah 30–31, redaction‐critical study, return of Northern Israel
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I The Deuteronomistic History
- 1 2 Kings 23:31–25:30 and the Exilic Edition of the DtrH
- 2 The Regnal Evaluation of Josiah in 2 Kings 22:1–23:30
- 3 The Regnal Evaluation of Manasseh in 2 Kings 21:1–18
- 4 The Regnal Evaluation of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18–20
- 5 The Presentation of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 1 Kings 12–2 Kings 17
- 6 The Critique of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11 and 2 Samuel 9/11–24
- 7 David, Saul, and the Presentation of the Judges
- 8 Joshua
- 9 Deuteronomy
- 10 Conclusion to Part I
- II Prophetic Literature and Josiah's Reign
- 11 Zephaniah
- 12 Nahum
- 13 Jeremiah
- 14 Isaiah
- 15 Hosea
- 16 Amos
- 17 Micah
- 18 Habakkuk
- 19 Conclusion to Part II
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Selected Scripture Index