Seldom does archaeology come face to face with people actually mentioned in the Bible. When that happens, the discovery takes on a unique immediacy, touched with awe. When a hoard of inscribed Hebrew bullae surfaced on the antiques market and was found to contain a bulla impressed with the name of Baruch, son of Neriah, […]
A seal of the scribe Gemaryahu Ben Shafan, mentioned in Jeremiah, was found in Area G of the City of David.
Bible and Beyond Click here to view the original article. Jeremiah- An Archaeological Companion Philip J. King (Louisville, KY- Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993) 230 pp., $27.00 “Of the making of books there is no end,” said Ecclesiastes (12-12), a dictum illustrated by many works written on the Book of Jeremiah. This prophetic book and the […]
The story of Biblical history now shifts to the south, and very soon after the northern kingdom ceased to exist the southern kingdom came to be led by one of the key figures in ancient Israelite history. Hezekiah succeeded his father Ahaz to the throne when Ahaz died in 727 B.C.E. Hezekiah ruled for three […]
“ … the army of Pharaoh, which set out to help you, will return to its own land, to Egypt. And the Chaldeans (Babylonians) will come back and attack this city and they will capture it and destroy it by fire.” (Jeremiah 37- 7-8) Jeremiah Laments the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt (1606-1669). Son of Hilkiah; […]
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept as we remembered Zion. (Psalms 137-1) In the year 586 B.C.E., the Babylonian tyrant Nebuchadnezzar conquered the city of Jerusalem, destroyed its Temple, and carried off its people into exile. Among the handful of those who remained was the prophet Jeremiah of Anatoth. In this […]
I’m going to go ahead now and get started with some sixth-century material which–prophetic literature–which confronts the issues that were raised by the final destruction of Jerusalem. What was the meaning of this event and how could it be reconciled with the concept of Israel as God’s elect? How could such tremendous evil and suffering […]
The biblical prophet Jeremiah is perhaps best remembered for his doomsday prophecies. He criticized his generation for their wayward behavior, and then watched them fall at the hands of their geopolitical enemies. Needless to say, Jeremiah lived through a tumultuous time in world history. He begins prophesying during the rule of Josiah, King of Judea, […]
