Jeremiah among the Prophets

Jack R. Lundbom is currently Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. He is author of 'Jeremiah: A Study in Ancient Hebrew Rhetoric' (1975; 1997), a three-volume 'Jeremiah' in the Anchor Bible Commentary series (1999; 2004), and a 'Deuteronomy' commentary (2013).

• Preface Abbreviations 1 Jeremiah's Call and Commission (1:4-12, 13-19; 15:16-17) 2 Devotion in the Wilderness, Abandonment in the Land (2:1-3, 4-9, 10-13)3 If You Return, to Me Return (3:1-5, 19-20, 21-25; 4:1-2) 4 The Foe from the North (4:3-4, 5-8, 23-26; 5:14b-17) 5 Pardon for Jerusalem? (5:1-9)6 Temple Oracles and a Day in Court (7:1-7, 8-11, 12-15; 26:1-24)7 Laments and Weeping (8:18-21; 8:22-9:2; 9:20-22; 14:17b-15:3)8 Droughts Without and Within (14:2-6, 7-9, 10-16; 15:15-18, 19-20)9 Prisons Without and Within (19:1-13; 19:14-20:6; 20:7-10, 11-1310 Cursed Be the Day, Cursed Be the Man (20:14-18)11 Woe to the Kings! (21:1-23:8) 12 Woe to the Prophets! (23:9-40) 13 Cupbearer at Banquet for the Nations (25:15-29; 46-51) 14 Jeremiah Meets Hananiah (27:1-28:17) 15 Letters to the Good Figs in Exile (24; 29:1-32) 16 Rechabites Faithful, Zedekiah and Judah Unfaithful (34-35) 17 The New and Eternal Covenant (31:31-34; 32:38-40)18 Jeremiah Buys a Field (32)19 Suffering, Imprisonment, and Rescue (37-38; 39:11-14; 40:1-6)20 Scribes of the Jeremiah Book (36:1-8; 45; 51:59-64)BibliographyScripture Index

Jack Lundbom has long since established himself as a foremost interpreter of Jeremiah, capable of a rich flow of technical erudition. . . . He is a reliable interpreter who invites the reader into the key issues and claims of the text. This book is a chapter-by-chapter exposition with a conclusion that reflects on the scribal formation of the book of Jeremiah. Lundbom shows the reader the compelling ways in which this ancient tradition merits our continuing attention.