The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, July 1st, 2006
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 Jeremiah. Written by a group of scholars well versed in Jeremiah studies, the essays are configured with students and nonspecialists in mind. Footnotes are minimal; the bibliography is basic; and Hebrew words and phrases are infrequent. Emphasis is on how the Book of Jeremiah, through its disparate parts, speaks to audiences...
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