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.
Industry Reviews
"Michael B. Shepherd has written the only English commentary on the book of Jeremiah that is based on the Hebrew text underlying the Old Greek. This is a bold and daring achievement."--Louis Stulman "Professor of Religious Studies, University of Findlay" (12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"Michael Shepherd has provided an unprecedented achievement for Jeremiah studies and the larger evangelical audience. Given his erudite publications on the Book of the Twelve, hermeneutics, and Hebrew and Aramaic languages, this current work makes an original contribution to studies on the book of Jeremiah because of his explanation of the Hebrew Vorlage underlying the Old Greek Jeremiah in comparison with the Masoretic edition of Jeremiah. Shepherd's commentary also fastidiously focuses on the book's shape as an eschatological text within the canon, in so doing, concentrating on the strategy of the book itself rather than historical or theological assumptions. Anyone who reads this commentary will be amazed at its brilliance and encouraged by its message."--Tracy J. McKenzie "Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary" (12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"This work by Michael Shepherd is certain to become a standard in the study of the text of Jeremiah. It is magisterial in the depth and breathe of its scholarship. It is faithful in its evangelical and orthodox convictions. Any serious study of this major prophet will have to consult this superb work."--Daniel L. Akin "President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary" (12/20/2022 12:00:00 AM)
