Description:
Collects the best of the papers and responses of the Writing/Reading Jeremiah Group (SBL) offering an assessment of new interpretative directions in current Jeremiah Studies.
Brief description: A. R. Pete Diamond, Assistant Professor Santa Barbara City College, is the author of numerous contributions to the field including, "Interlocutions: The Poetics of Voice in the Figuration of YHWH and his Oracular Agent, Jeremiah," in Interpretation 62/1 (2008).
Review Quotes:
"This book is well-edited and well-proofed. No doubt this collection will affect future research made on the book of Jeremiah in many ways." --Review of Biblical Literature
"This would be an excellent textbook from which to set readings for students, for the essays are conducive both for generating discussion and, potentially, for widening the horizons of thought... This book is a valuable addition to the library shelves." --Julie Woods, Reviews in Religion and Theology