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Chapter 1: Debate on hope in Jeremiah..7, Non-Hope Approach..8, Minimal hope approach..11, Pro-Hopeapproach..15, hope-centred approach..26, An assessment of the different Views of hope in Jeremiah..33, Terror in Jeremiah..38, Terror in the socio-political world of Jeremiah..39, Terror in the Oracles of 'Foe from the North..40, Terror in the Jeremianic mission of dismantling the old World..42, Terror in the Interior and Exterior sufferings of Jeremiah..46<br/>Chapter 2: Hope in terror: Textual criticism of Jer 30-31, Textual Criticism of Jer 30-31..53. The originality of M..53, M and the Qumran Scrolls..55, M, G and other Ancient Versions..56<br/>Chapter 3: Hope in terror: Structural and Redaction-Critical Studies of Jer 30-31, Structures proposed by Scholars..108, Search for a Coherent Structures of Jer 30-31..113, J M Bracke..113, B A Bozak..116, B Becking..117, J R Lundbom..119, Redaction-Critical studies on Jer 30-31..121, Redaction-critical studies of jer 30-31 by Non-German Scholars..126, Redactional theories and the Sitz im Leban of jer 30-31..142<br/>Chapter 4: Hope in Terror: an Exegetical Analysis of Jer 30:1-31:1..151, Jer 30-31 in the Global Structure of the Book..153, Approach of the Scholars..153, Jer 30-33 as the Structural centre of the book of Jeremiah..157, Delimitation of the Prophecies in jer 30-3..160, Division of the Prophecies in jer 30-31..162, The Criteria for Authenticity..164, Exegetical Analysis of the Prophecies of Jer 30:1-31:1..167, Superscription..177, prophecy 1:Hope in Spite of Terror..178, Prophecy 2: Liberation and the New Form of Service..183, Prophecy 3: Salvationafter the punishment..187, Prophecy 4: the Incurable Wound..194, Prophecy 5: The GreatReversal..201, prophecy 6: the Grand Restoration..206, prophecy 7: the Wrath and the Salvation..215 <br/>Chapter 5: Hope in Terror: An Exegetical Analysis of Jer 31:2-40..225, Prophecy 8: God`s Everlasting Love..227, The Literary and Source-critical Analysis of 31:2-6..235, Prophecy 9: Return of Ephraim,the first-born..237, Literary and Source-critical Analysis of 31: 7-9..242, Prophecy 10: Abundance of Satisfaction..243, The Literary and Source-Critical Analysis of 31:10-14..248, Some Preliminary Observation on 31: 15-22..249, Prophecy 11: the Lament of Rachel..251, Prophecy 12: Comfort to Rachel..255, Prophecy 13: Repentance of Ephraim..258, Prophecy 14: the Comfort to Ephraim..263, Prophecy 15: the return of Virgin Israel..266, Literacy and Source-Critical Analysis of 31:23-26..281, The Literacy Coherence of 31:23-40, Prophecy 16: the Restoration of Judah..281, Prophecy 17: the new Life-Vision..284, Prophecy 18: the new Covenant..288, Prophecy 19: God`s Enduring Faithfulness..304, Prophecy 20: the new Jerusalem..311, the Source-critical analysis of 31: 23-40..317<br/>Chapter 6: Theology of Hope in Jeremiah..329, the Vocabulary of hope in Jeremiah..331, Theology of hope in the Book of Comfort..334, theology of hope in jer 30-31..334, Theology of hope in Chapters 32-33..352, theology of hope in Chapter 1..357, call narrative and its structure..357, analysis of the call Narrative..358, oracle of hope to Jeremiah..359, theology of hope in Chapters 2-20..360, Indictment for Unfaithfulness and the Message of hope..361, Foe from the North as a Pedagogical Device of Hope..363, Hope in the Dismanting of Temple Ideology..364, Hope in Lamentations and the attack on Idolatry..365, Hope in sermons-Laments-Symbolic actions Cycle..366, Theology of Hope in Chapters21-25..370, Oracles of Judgment and Visions of Hope..370, Theology of Hope in Chapters26-29..372, The Two Ideologies of Hope..372, Theology of hope in Chapters 34-36..374, Disobedience versus obedience..374, Theology of hope in Chapters 46-51..377, negative Aspects of Hope..377theology of hope in Chapter 52..379, An Overview of Chapters..381, Foundation and Dynamic of Hope..382, Hope in a Hopeless World..383, Future Research..385, <br/>Bibliography: Biblical Texts and Versions..386, Primary Sources..388, Dictionaries and Lexica and Grammars..389, Commentaries on Jeremiah..392, Monographs..397, Articles..413 |