Download or read book Friend or Foe? The Figure of Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah MT written by John Hill and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a literary interpretation of Babylon in the book of Jeremiah MT. It moves beyond historical-critical approaches, which have long dominated Jeremiah research, and shows that metaphor is central to a synchronic reading of the book. The study shows that Babylon is a multi-layered metaphor: at one level it is the archetypal enemy of both Judah and its God; at another level it is metaphorically identified with Judah. The study also explores the idea of the unended exile, and shows how this idea, so central to post-exilic Judaism, is also found in the book of Jeremiah MT.