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Jeremiah Through the Centuries by Mary Chilton Callaway is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jeremiah Through the Centuries about?
**Explores the interpretive history of the Book of Jeremiah, and highlights the various ways it has influenced the cultures in which it was read**__Jeremiah Through the Centuries__ explores the reception history of the sixth century B.C.E. prophet, providing original commentary on the texts and traditions that continue to deeply impact readers by exemplifying the spiritual struggle of the faithful__.__ Focusing on the Book of Jeremiah, the text presents an original theory about the effects of Jeremiah on the developing idea of the self in Western history and culture, particularly over the last 400 years, in a wide range of liturgical, political, artistic, literary, and cultural contexts. The book guides readers through various interpretations of Jeremiah's poetry and prose, discussing the profound influence that Jeremiah and Western culturehave had on each other through the centuries. Significant texts from every chapter of Jeremiah are presented in a chronological narrative as both conversation and debate--enabling readers to encounter the prophet in the text of the Bible, in previous interpretations, and in the context of their own lives. Throughout the text, the receptions refle
Who reads Jeremiah Through the Centuries?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Chilton Callaway
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781405176354
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Christian, Religion, Bible