A Commentary on Jeremiah

Author: Michael B. Shepherd

A thorough, passage-by-passage exegetical analysis of the book of Jeremiah

The book that bears the prophet Jeremiah's name does not merely document the past but looks forward to God's future and final work in Christ. Perhaps more than any book of the Old Testament, Jeremiah attests to the process of its own writing, transmission, and editing, and these internal clues confirm its original purpose as a book for all time and for every nation.

Michael Shepherd carefully lays out Jeremiah's far-reaching message with passage-by-passage translation and up-to-date commentary. The themes of judgment and restoration certainly concern Israel's historical judgment at the hands of the Babylonians and their subsequent return, but also the eschatological judgment of all worldly opposition to God and a final restoration and flourishing in the land of the covenant.

Shepherd's second volume in the Kregel Exegetical Library series, this commentary makes a significant contribution to the academic dialogue on the book of Jeremiah and its connections to the rest of Scripture. The exploration is helpful for the scholar but accessible and useful for the pastor, examining the themes of covenant, kingship, judgement, restoration, and the nations.

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Michael B. Shepherd (PhD in Old Testament Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC) is professor of biblical studies at Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH. HIs previous publication with Kregel is A Commentary on the Book of the Twelve: The Minor Prophets in the Kregel Exegetical Library series. Dr. Shepherd has been teaching and publishing research on the prophetic literature for nearly twenty years.

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