A *Biblical book of *Prophecy. Jeremiah himself was of priestly descent. During his lifetime, King *Josiah reformed the cult, the Babylonians conquered Judah, the *Temple in *Jerusalem was destroyed and the people were taken to *exile in Babylon. The...

The Book of Jeremiah, or Jeremiah (יִרְמְיָהוּ Yirməyāhū in Hebrew), is part of the Hebrew Bible, Judaism's Tanakh, and later became a part of Christianity's Old Testament. It was originally written in a complex and poetic Hebrew (apart...

MARTIN KESSLER (ed.), Reading the Book of Jeremiah: A Search for Coherence (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2004). Pp. xiv + 204. $29.50. This gathering of essays reflects contemporary efforts to find literary and theological coherence in the polyphonic voice of the Book of...

Terrorist Prophet Michael A. Smith. Turner, $22.95 (352p) ISBN 1-57036-380-3 The high concept behind Smith's debut is summed up in its subtitle; the awkward execution is manifest in most every chapter. Jeremiah the Second, aka Jerry, starts small in his campaign...

My essay is a brief look at the theme of social justice as seen in the Book of Jeremiah, and its role in the fall of ancient Israel.

A review of The Bible's Book of Jeremiah and this prophet's view of the nature of sin.

A history and summary of the Bible's Book of Jeremiah, which was written by Jeremiah, a prophet, in the fifth century B.C. The story is about his life and God's plan for him.