Reading as Re-reading: The Poetic Function of the Grammatical Ambiguity in Jer 51:20-24

Łukasz Popko

Ecole biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem , Israel
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-8692


Abstract

The grammatical ambiguity of Jer 51:20-24 results in three possible interpretations: 1) Babylon as God’s weapon; 2) an announcement of Babylon’s demise; 3) God as the victorious ruler of the world history. The ambiguity should be considered as a poetic trope.

Keywords:

grammatical ambiguity; Jer 51:20-24; Babylon; hermeneutics

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2018-04-24


Popko, Łukasz. (2018). Reading as Re-reading: The Poetic Function of the Grammatical Ambiguity in Jer 51:20-24. The Biblical Annals, 8(2), 159–171. https://doi.org/10.31743/ba.2018.8.2.01

Łukasz Popko  lukasz.popko@dominikanie.pl
Ecole biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem DSS https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-8692



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