false 197714 1 <i>Jeremiah</i> (Volume 21 in the acclaimed Anchor Bible), like most of the prophetic books, is an anthology containing a wide variety of literary forms.  This remarkable diversity gives the work a special appeal for students of literature, who find here striking parallels to later writings; for example, in the "confessions" one hears a voice not unlike John Donne's in the Holy Sonnets, and in the war poetry, one is reminded of pieces written two and a half millennia after <i>Jeremiah</i>, the war poems of Stephen Crane.<br><br>The life of Jeremiah (c. 627-580 B.C.) spanned a particularly crucial period in the history of Judah, the Southern Kingdom.  Except for a brief period of independence (under Josiah) she was under successive vassalages to Assyria, Egypt, and Babylonia.  In his introduction, John Bright elucidates the historical background of the events described in <i>Jeremiah</i> and clarifies the importance of Jeremiah's role to the history of Israel.<br><br>The Book of Jeremiah poses extraordinary difficulties for the translator.  In addition to coping with the usual--and formidable--problem of converting the classical Hebrew into modern English, the author had also to capture the different stylistic techniques used in the original.  This John Bright has succeeded admirably in doing, and the result is a translation notable not only for its accuracy of phrase, but also for its fidelity to style.  This volume thereby accomplishes one of the major aims of The Anchor Bible:  to rediscover the original, to know its importance, and to feel its impact as immediately as those who first read, or heard, its story. 191248 1965 Jeremiah (Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 21) total:1|4:1| 1 4 6 0 0 0 false false Sun Apr 19 14:50:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 14:50:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 10:52:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:52:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 18 19:25:37 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 19:25:37 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 23 14:29:49 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 14:29:49 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 24 19:31:22 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 19:31:22 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jul 07 21:12:21 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 21:12:21 -0700 2007