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The Book of Jeremiah Hardcover – January 1, 1995

by J. A. Thompson (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
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Thompson's study on the Book of Jeremiah is part of The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation.
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    831 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Eerdmans
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    6.75 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780802825308
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0802825308
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0802825303
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eerdmans; 2nd Edition (January 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 831 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780802825308
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802825308
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.85 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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William D. Curnutt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource Commentary on Jeremiah
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2010
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Thompson's work on Jeremiah is both technical and pastoral in how he writes the commentary. It was technical in that he gives good background on much of the original language and a lot of historical background into what was happening in and around Israel and Judah during the life of Jeremiah.

The first 135 pages of the commentary are just background information on what is happening in Israel and Judah that leads to Jeremiah's calling as a prophet and then his subsequent ministry. After that introduction Thompson then goes into a section by section commentary on the actual book of Jeremiah. He does a great job of giving us insight into how Jeremiah is feeling, how he is in anguish because of the sins of Israel, but also how much he loves the people and intercedes for them with the Lord.

The book of Jeremiah is highly complex. It seems disjointed at times because it jumps around from time period to time period. But Thompson does a good job of helping you navigate through those time frames and the different styles of writing. He fully explains what is happening and why the change in writing style.

He also gives good insight for Pastor's on how to help their congregation learn lessons for today from this work.

I really have enjoyed this work and have found that it is one of the most useful works that I have used in preparing my lessons for Jeremiah. If you enjoy technical commentaries you will enjoy this. Please understand it is not a quick easy read. It requires your attention and devotion to wanting to study deeply, but you won't be disappointed if you put the effort into reading, thinking and understanding the word of the Lord as presented in Jeremiah.

Enjoy!
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Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Story
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017
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Great book!! When I received the package it looks like someone had open it and then placed the book back in the envelope without sealing it back up. I look through the pages and found dry black dirt throughout the whole book. I was able to shake the book out couple times to remove all dirt. The book was not damage think goodness. I think this happen during the delivery process. However, the event is scary to realize someone could tamper with your package because it looked like someone cut it open in the first place.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Listening to the Word of GOD in Jeremiah
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013
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I purchased this book to help me understand GOD's approach in using a prophet (Jeremiah) to instruct, to warn, to guide his people and other nations. By using the book in conjunction with the reading/studying of the ESV text, I have a more complete picture of how GOD communicated with Jeremiah and through him to his people, what GOD taught Jeremiah himself about being faithful, and why this book of the Bible is held in such high esteem. To gain these insights I concentrated on only what GOD communicated...and the strength and power of his pronouncements seemed to grow with every chapter.
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Influence52
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Commentary on Jeremiah
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2011
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Jeremiah is one of the more difficult books to interpret. Since the book is not in a chronological or logical order it is difficult to place each of Jeremiah's sermons within the time frame that it was written. The author has given us a scholarly understanding of Jeremiah, yet in a form that is enjoyable to read. This is by far the best commentary on Jeremiah I have read.
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Micah G. Webb
4.0 out of 5 stars Very eye-opening, but a little repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2007
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This was the first time I have done a thorough reading of the Book of Jeremiah and J.A. Thompson's book was very informative. One got a true sense of what the text was saying and when it occurred, but since the pattern of the Biblical book was pretty much on a singuglar topic, J.A. Thompson's work became repetitious. One came to expect what was going to happen next in response to who did what. Thonpson truly stayed within the bounds of the text, only dealing with that which was pertinent, yet on one or two occassions greater application could have been drawn.
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Edward J. Vasicek
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Commentaries on Jeremiah
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2009
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This is my second favorite commentary on Jeremiah (Charles Feinberg's is my very favorite because I favor his dispensational perspective). The strength of this commentary is that it interprets Jeremiah verse by verse from an evangelical perspective and is, in some ways, more thorough. Thompson interacts well with the text. Highly interpretative (which makes for a good commentary). A must have if you are studying Jeremiah.
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Murray M. Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great commentary
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016
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This is a well written commentary. This book is academic but will be accessible to the lay person wishing to learn more about the prophet. I have found it indispensable for doing exegetical work, both for academic writing and sermon preparation.
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Allen M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good exposition of Jeremiah and readable (I am not seminary-trained)
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2017
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Very good exposition of Jeremiah and readable (I am not seminary-trained). I am teaching an adult Sunday School class on Jeremiah and this was very helpful.
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Chris Of The OT
5.0 out of 5 stars A full, scholarly but very readable commentary
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2008
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[Please note that this review is taken from the first edition.]

J. A. Thompson's commentary `The Book of Jeremiah' is a huge (800 page), highly detailed and often very technical work which, nevertheless, offers `an evangelical perspective on this important... prophecy. [Dr. Thompson]... has woven his wide learning into an interesting and informative commentary' (quoting Dr. Leon Morris from the dust jacket).

Looking at Amazon's wonderful `Search Inside' feature will show that Thompson divides his work into three large sections:

Introduction: (ten chapters) to page 136
Text and Commentary: (eight chapters) to page 783
Indexes (& Maps)

That the introduction runs to 130+ pages emphasises the breadth of this commentary. In it Thompson considers: the biblical prophets and Jeremiah's place among them; Jeremiah's historical setting; Jeremiah's life; the text and it's forms (poetic, narrative, etc.), amongst other topics.

The second, and main part divides the book of Jeremiah into eight large sections, with each section then further divided in the actual body of the commentary; this helps create lots of manageable chunks to study. For instance, chapter II considers a massive portion of the book of Jeremiah (2:1-25:38), but this is comfortably divided into sections of perhaps half a chapter each. Thompson first introduces each section (after offering his own translation in italics, usually with extensive footnotes), sometimes with a paragraph, sometimes a couple of pages. Then he explores each verse (or two or three verses together) fully, often with copious footnotes again. Sometimes he includes a helpful section review (e.g. `Review of Chapters 1-6', p267-271) which sums up the previous lengthy material.

Short indexes of places or subjects, etc. follow, and two simple but adequate maps finish the work.

I read this commentary after I had read Bruggemann's commentary on Jeremiah and it has been useful and informative to compare the two. Bruggemann's is much shorter (but still `complete', as it were) and ten years more up-to-date than Thompson's. Bruggemann's may be a little bit fresher in writing style and presentation, but that does not make Thompson's offering difficult to read. Indeed, I found I preferred Thompson's commentary. Somehow Thompson avoids sounding so repetitive, which began to irritate me in Bruggemann's commentary. Some of that my be down to Thompson's more technical approach. He often explores the ins-and-outs of Hebrew syntax, but none of this technicality seemed superfluous or unnecessarily complex. For instance, I felt I got the issues of Hebrew root words and their derivatives, but `finite verbs' and `infinitive absolutes' are, frankly, way beyond me. But this does not mean that the commentary is just dry academia: it is not! Things like Hebrew verb constructions are usually confined to the footnotes, unless they offer very striking influences on critical interpretative issues.

The book of Jeremiah is probably the most difficult I have ever studied in the Bible. I have been careful to avoid it in the past because it's so depressing with its descriptions of undiluted misery, but taking the plunge, with two very good, reliable and well balance commentaries (Bruggemann and Thompson), was well worth the effort. Beginning to understand Jeremiah's plight and God's own pain and anguish (!) has actually helped alleviate my own misgivings about the judgements and curses which the book of Jeremiah describes. It has not been a comfortable journey, but it has been (and continues to be) spiritually beneficial. If I was going to make the journey again, I would probably use Thompson's commentary alone, if only because Thompson's translations offer an interesting comparison to the NIV.
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