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Jeremiah 48 as Christian Scripture

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

AvJulie Woods

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An insightful contribution to Old Testament studies, showing how the bloodthirsty oracle of Jeremiah 48 contains a positive Christian reading.“All Scripture is God-breathed” – and yet some parts seem rather less God-breathed than one might imagine, or even like. The prophecy concerning Moab in Jeremiah 48 is one such text, since it appears to equate the Lord’s work with bloodshed and curses those who withhold their swords. How, if at all, might such a passage inform the Christian community of faith?In this sophisticated study Julie Woods identifies some salient features of Jeremiah’s Moab oracle by means of a careful analysis and comparison of both the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text of Jeremiah 48. She also explores the implications of links between the Moab oracles in Jeremiah 48 andIsaiah 15-16.The focus then moves to theological hermeneutics via an examination of some recent Christian interpretations of the oracle (from Walter Brueggemann, Ronald Clements, Terence Fretheim, Douglas Jones, and Patrick Miller). Building on the observations of these scholars and the conclusions reached from her own textual analyses, Woods provides an innovative Christian reading of the oracle (including two imaginative film scripts to bring the text to life). Perhaps one of the more surprising proposals is that Easter is the ultimate horizon of Jeremiah 48.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-07-28
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt539 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieJames Clarke and Co Ltd
Antal sidor370
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9780227173787

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List of TablesForeword by Walter MoberlyAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. An Overview of the Field of Jeremiah’s Oracles Against the Nations2. A Comparison of Jeremiah’s Oracle Concerning Moab in MT (ch. 48) and LXX (ch. 31)3. Jeremiah 48 in the Light of Isaiah 15-164. An Analysis of Fretheim’s, Miller’s, and Brueggemann’s Readings of Jeremiah 485. An Analysis of Jones’ and Clements’s Readings of Jeremiah 486. The Curious Curse in Jeremiah 48:107. A Christian Reading of Jeremiah 48Coda 1: Literary Storyboard of the Film of Jeremiah 48 (6th century context)Coda 2: Literary Storyboard of the Film of Jeremiah 48 (with a Christian Frame of Reference)ConclusionBibliographyScripture IndexGeneral Index

This monograph, the author's doctoral thesis from the University of Durham, proposes, as its title suggests, a way of reading Jer 48 within a Christian context and relating to it from a Christian perspective. ... Woods provides several comparative charts where she lists the MT, NRSV English translation, Ziegler's critical edition of the LXX, and NETS English translation. She highlights the importance of the location within each version of the oracle against Moab for the overall interpretation of the material, as well as the significance of the verses 40-41, attested only in MT. ... Woods proposes seeing Moab's fate as a metaphor of an individual Christian's walk with God as well as of the life of the church. We as Christians can or even should identify with sinful Moab and recognize that our sole hope is in God's grace and in his redemption, brought about on the cross. Moreover, we should side with God in his weeping over sinful nations and show compassion when misfortune befalls another party. Woods should be commended for providing a way forward foe Christian readers of Jer 48.