The Man Who Knew God Decoding Jeremiah

by Schreiber, Mordecai

• ISBN13: 9780739143469
• ISBN10: 0739143468
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-03
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The Man Who Knew god unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah not only is the one who eradicated paganism among the Hebrew people but also can be considered the founder of the postbiblical Jewish faith. Offering intriguing insight into Jeremiah's role in the founding of Western monotheism and the eradication of paganism among the Hebrew people, this book should be read by all those interested in biblical studies, Jewish studies, and religion. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Mordecai Schreiber is a rabbi and author of over fifty books on Judaic and linguistic topics, including Ask the Bible and Light to the Nations: From Biblical Promise to World Peace.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Note on the Translation of the Bible	p. ix
Map of the Kingdom of Judah in the Time of Jeremiah	p. xi
Timeline of Events in the Book of Jeremiah	p. xii
Chronology of the Book of Jeremiah	p. xiii
The Life and Mission of Jeremiah	p. 1
Why Jeremiah?	p. 1
God Speaks to Jeremiah	p. 5
God's Unwilling Servant	p. 9
I Remember the Kindness of Your Youth	p. 19
The Enemy from the North	p. 23
Return, Ye Mischievous Children	p. 25
God's Unfaithful Wife	p. 27
Is Jeremiah the First Jew?	p. 30
Making Torah a Reality	p. 32
Do Not Pray for These People	p. 36
Mother Dear, Why Was I Born?	p. 39
Speaking Truth to Power	p. 41
Jeremiah Faces Death	p. 44
Write Down These Words	p. 48
The First Exile	p. 56
Nebuchadnezzar as God's Instrument	p. 60
Jeremiah and the Reign of Zedekiah	p. 62
The Prophet Hananiah and the Yoke	p. 64
ôAsk for the Peace of the Cityö	p. 68
Like Clay in the Hands of the Potter	p. 72
The Siege of Jerusalem	p. 76
Jeremiah and the Field in Anathoth	p. 81
The Fall of Jerusalem	p. 84
After the Fall	p. 88
The Death of Gedaliah	p. 91
Going Down to Egypt	p. 94
Jeremiah and the Legend of the Lost Ark	p. 97
Prophecies to the Nations	p. 102
The Jewish and the Universal Jeremiah	p. 107
The Pivotal Prophet	p. 107
The Man Who Knew God	p. 109
Jeremiah and the Nature of Prophecy	p. 112
Jeremiah and the Other Prophets	p. 117
Jeremiah's Disciple	p. 121
The Second Isaiah and Jeremiah	p. 123
Prophetic and Post-Prophetic Judaism	p. 129
Understanding God	p. 130
Temple and Post-Temple Ritual	p. 133
Messianism	p. 136
Afterlife and Resurrection	p. 138
Chosen People	p. 141
Self and Community	p. 143
Jeremiah's Universality	p. 146
What Would Jeremiah Have to Say to Us Today?	p. 149
Choose Life, Choose Peace	p. 149
Was Jeremiah a Pacifist?	p. 155
Poverty and Hunger	p. 157
Religious and Ideological Pluralism	p. 159
Ecology	p. 161
Organized Religion	p. 163
Godliness	p. 165
Notes	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 173
Index of Biblical Passages	p. 175
Index	p. 179
About the Author	p. 183
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