Baruch And The Letter Of Jeremiah

Synopsis

Baruch And The Letter Of Jeremiah Are Among The So-called Deuterocanonical Books Of The Bible, Part Of The Larger Catholic Biblical Canon. Except For A Short Article In The Women's Bible Commentary, No Detailed Or Comprehensive Feminist Commentary On These Books Is Available So Far. Marie-heres Wacker Reads Both Books With An Approach That Is Sensitive To Gender And Identity Issues. The Book Of Baruch -- With Its Reflections On Guilt Of The Fathers, With Its Transformation Of Wisdom Into The Book Of God's Commandments, And With Its Strong Symbol Of Mother And Queen Jerusalem -- Offers A New And Creative Digest Of Torah, Writings, And Prophets But Seems To Address Primarily Learned Men. The So-called Letter Of Jeremiah Is An Impressive Document That Unmasks Pseudo-deities But At The Same Draws Sharp Lines Between The Group's Identity And The Others, Using Women Of The Others As Boundary Markers. Baruch: Introduction -- Baruch 1:1-15a : Connecting Babylon And Jerusalem -- Baruch 1:1-15b-3:8 : The Exiles' Prayer -- Baruch 3:9-4:4: Where Wisdom Is To Be Found -- Baruch 4;5-5:9: Jerusalem, Woman-city And Mother Of Israel -- Baruch 1-5: Looking Back As A Feminist Reader -- The Letter (epistle) Of Jeremiah (bar 6:1-73): A Deconstruction Of Images -- A Personal Final Conclusion. Marie-theres Wacker ; Carol Dempsey, Volume Editor ; Barbara E. Reid, Op, General Editor. A Michael Glazier Book. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 135-143) And Indexes.