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

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

Author(s): Łukasz Popko
Subject(s): Biblical studies, Hermeneutics
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: grammatical ambiguity; Jer 51:20-24; Babylon; hermeneutics;

Summary/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.

  • Issue Year: 8/2018
  • Issue No: 65/2
  • Page Range: 159-171
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English