Jeremiah and Lamentations

Jeremiah. God's prophet

Historical background

The relationship between the Hebrew and the Greek text

How did the book of Jeremiah originate?

The verb šûb

Two sets of metaphors

Further literary features

'Falsehood' in the book of Jeremiah

The 'confessions' and the suffering of the prophet

The oracles against the nations

Influences from Hosea and Amos

The new covenant

Jeremiah in the New Testament

Division of the book

The plea for vengeance

Lamentations. Authorship and date

Laments

Theological themes.