The Book of Jeremiah <subTitle>Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Thompson, J. A.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1913-2002</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:2</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.</publisher> <dateIssued>2021</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>819tr.</extent> <extent>paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>23 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>J. A. Thompson examines the book of Jeremiah with its message urging the people of Israel to be true to their covenant Lord and to live in conformity with his covenant requirements. Thompson begins his study by looking at the role of the prophets in Israel and at Jeremiah's place among them. He then discusses the historical setting of Jeremiah's message. From this background, Thompson moves to an examination of the book of Jeremiah itself, focusing on its structure and composition before considering some important issues for exegesis--the date of Jeremiah's call, the significance of the symbolic actions he performed. In the last part of his extensive introduction, Thompson examines the text and poetic forms of Jeremiah...</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">J. A. Thompson (John Arthur Thompson)</note> <subject> <topic>Bible. -- Jeremiah -- Criticism</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">224.2077</classification> <classification authority="ddc">T468-J65</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802882400</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14587/b.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14587/b.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071400.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>