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Jeremiah 30—31 and King Josiah'sProgram of National Restoration and Religious ReformBy Marvin A. Sweeney(School of Theology at Claremont)IJeremiah 30—31 constitutes the prophet's report of the word ofYHWH concerning the establishment of a new covenant with Israel andJudah. As part of the present form of Jeremiah, these chapters presup-pose the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and Judah during theyears 597-582 B. C.E. Although Jeremiah 30-31 stands by itself as adistinct literary unit, it is frequently considered as a component of alarger »Book of Consolation« in Jeremiah 30—331; Jeremiah 30—33 inturn culminate in an announcement of the restoration of the House ofDavid in Jer 33,14—26 that draws upon the language or Jer 23,5 —8.2Jer 31,28 likewise employs language from Jeremiah's vocation accountto refer to the »building« and »planting« of the »uprooted« and »de-stroyed« kingdoms of Israel and Judah (Jer 1,1 — 19, esp. v. 10). Thesechapters therefore play an important role in defining the outlook of thebook of Jeremiah concerning the restoration of Israel that will followthe Bablonian exile.Although the present form of Jeremiah 30—31 addresses the res-toration of Israel following the Babylonian exile, scholars generallymaintain that these chapters represent an expansion or reworking of anearlier text form.3 The basis for this view is quite clear. Whereas the1 Cf. Mark Biddle, The Literary Frame Surrounding Jeremiah 30,1-33,26, ZAW 100(1988), 409-413.2 On the redactional character and interrelationship of Jer 33,14—26 and 23,5 — 8, seeY. Goldman, Prophetic et royaute au retour de l'exil. Les origines litteraires de laforme massoretique du livre de Jeremie, OBO 118, 1992, 9ff., esp. 38 ff., 45 ff.3 For the history of research on these chapters, see S. Böhmer, Heimkehr und neuerBund. Studien zur Jeremia 30—31, 1976, 11 ff.; N. Lohfink, Der junge Jeremia alsPropagandist und Poet. Zum Grundstock von Jer 30—31, in: Le livre de Jeremie. Leprophete et son milieu. Les oracles et leur transmission, ed. P.-M. Bogaert, BEThL 54,1981, 351-368, esp. 352f.; B. Bozak, Life »Anew«: A Literary-Theological Study ofJer. 30-31, AnBib 122, 1991, l ff.; S. Herrmann, Jeremia. Der Prophet und das Buch,1990, 146 ff.; J. Lundbom, Jeremiah, Book of, ABD III, 706 ff. See also N. Kilpp,Niederreißen und aufbauen. Das Verhältnis von Heilsverheißung und Unheilsverkündi-gung bei Jeremia und im Jeremiabuch, 1990; G. Fohrer, Der Israel-Prophet in JeremiaZAW 108. Bd., S. 569-583© Walter de Gruyter 1996
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