Hosea: a Schizophrenic Prophet |
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Authors: | Moshe Reiss |
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Institution: | 1. POB 512, Bet Shemesh, 99104moshreiss@netvision.net.il |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn this literary analysis of Jer 13,1-11, various suggestions are discussed in regard to the intention of the author, the peculiarity of God’s commands in the story, the identification of Perath, the choice for a linen gir-dle, the relation between the narrative part and the prophecies at the end of the passage, the symbolic meaning of the river Euphrates, and the hidden meaning of the text as a whole. Discarding existing less probable interpreta-tions, the author offers a new reading of the text and clarifies its place within the book of Jeremiah as a literary composition. |
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Keywords: | Jeremiah Babylonian Exile Prophecy Linen Girdle Perath Idolatry |
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