A structural-historical investigation of [violence and destruction] in Jeremiah 6:1-8
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Snyman, S.D. (Stephanus Daniel), 1954-
Snyman, Fanie, 1954-
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Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria
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The text internal features of Jeremiah 6:1-8 are examined, focussing on the demarcation of the pericope, text critical matters and the structural characteristics of the text. A three part division of the pericope is proposed, namely verses 1-3, 4-5 and 6-8. A “Steigerung” between the different parts of the text is detected: in verses 1-3 the people are warned by the prophet to flee from Jerusalem, then in versus 4-5 the shouts of the enemy forces can be heared and finally in verses 6-8 there is a word of warning from Yahweh Himself. Text external features are also investigated. The Gattung can be indentified as an announcement of judgment presented as a warning. Reference is made to two of the well known salvation traditions in Israel: the tradition of the conquest of the land and the Zion tradition.
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Jeremiah 6:1-8
Sustainable Development Goals
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Snyman, SD 2002, 'A structural-historical investigation of [violence and destruction] in Jeremiah 6:1-8', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1593-1603.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]