"The Earth Mourns": Prophetic Metaphor and Oral Aesthetic

From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

"The Earth Mourns": Prophetic Metaphor and Oral Aesthetic, by Katherine M. Hayes. Academia Biblica 8. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2002. Pp. 286. $39.95 (paper). ISBN 1589830342.

In this review it is not possible to look at her treatment of all the texts, so I will direct my comments to three passages from the book of Jeremiah: 4:23-28; 12:1-4, 7-13. Hayes argues that Jer 4:23-28 is a distinct unit (although not necessarily all composed by Jeremiah) and divides it into a prophetic vision (w. 23-26) and a divine speech (vv. 27-28) that "affirms or explains the vision" (p. 69). In ...

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