Description:
Elmer A. Martens explores the message and insights of Jeremiah for today. In Jeremiah, God disciplines people and punishes them. Yet there is also forgiveness and thepromise of a new covenant. This ancient book is strangely relevant to our generation. The more we learn about the stressful times in which Jeremiah lived, about the passionate prophet himself, and about the arrangement of the book that bears his name, the more forceful the message becomes.
Brief description: Elmer A. Martens, a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church, has taught Old Testament at Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California, since 1970. He served as its president for nearly a decade.