The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah

by Mordecai Schreiber author of Hearing the Voi

Overview

The Man Who Knew God unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah is not only the one who eradicated paganism amongst the Hebrew people, but he can also be considered the founder of the post-biblical Jewish faith. Offering intriguing insight into Jeremiah's role in the founding of Western monotheism and the eradication of paganism amongst the Hebrew people, this book should be read by all those interested in Biblical studies, Jewish studies, and religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739143469
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	12/03/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	6.05(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber is author of over 50 books on Judaic and linguistic topics, including Ask the Bible and Light to the Nations: From Biblical Promise to World Peace.

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Note on the Translation of the Bible
Chapter 4 1. The Life and Mission of Jeremiah
Chapter 5 2. The Jewish and Universal Jeremiah
Chapter 6 3. What Would Jeremiah Have to Say to Us Today?
Chapter 7 Notes
Chapter 8 Bibliography
Chapter 9 Index of Biblical References
10 Index

Editorial Reviews

Books like Mordecai Schreiber's The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah are important because they clue us in on what we are missing....the author does an admirable job of elucidating the remarkable historical significance of the prophet for Jews and Christians.

Tikkun

Jeremiah is a critically important sacred author but not easily understood. Rabbi Schreiber takes his readers through the vicissitudes of history, theology and linguistics in a way which is scholarly but also accessible and spiritually rewarding.. .. Highly recommending this work, I likewise express hope that teh author would consider follow-up volumes on the other major prophets.

The Catholic Response

The Book of Jeremiah continues to sound its assurances and is demands in challenging contemporary ways. Rabbi Schreiber here provides an accessible entry into this remarkable prophetic person, voice, and tradition that live in the extremities of faith. Accenting the key issues in this prophetic articulation, Schreiber shows the bold way in which Jeremiah moves in revolutionary leaps beyond the closed tribalism of his antecedents. This wise book merits careful and sustained attention. It will evoke conversation that will continue to vex and nourish responsible faith, just the vexation and nourishment the prophet himself intended. The move toward an inclusive openness voiced by the prophet continues to be a demanding agenda for his present-day readers.

Walter Brueggemann

Schreiber has written an excellent monograph on Jeremiah's life and message.... With valuable insights into the text of the Bible, The Man Who Knew God provides a stimulating read and is highly recommended to anyone interested in the study of Jeremiah, particularly, and in biblical prophecy.

Andrews University Seminary Studies

Rabbi Schreiber's central idea, that Jeremiah was the model upon which the author of the famous Suffering Servant songs in the book of Isaiah based these poems and which, in turn, served as a significant inspiration for Jesus' ministry, is both elegantly simple and profoundly important for Jews and Christians. It is high time that we celebrate what we have in common rather than fighting over our diffrences. Rabbi Schreiber helps us to do that.

Alice Ogden Bellis

The Man Who Knew God unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah is not only the one who eradicated paganism amongst the Hebrew people, but he can also be considered the founder of the post-biblical Jewish faith.

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish Studies

What Mordecai Schreiber has achieved in this work, The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah is nothing short of some very incisive detective work…. Schreiber makes a strong case for the exceptional teachings of Jeremiah…. The book is supplemented by a map of the Kingdom of Judah in Jeremiah's time, a relevant timeline of events, a chronology of events in the book of Jeremiah, as well as Notes, a Bibliography, an Index, and Index of Biblical Passages.

CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly

Jeremiah is a critically important sacred author but not easily understood. Rabbi Schreiber takes his readers through the vicissitudes of history, theology and linguistics in a way which is scholarly but also accessible and spiritually rewarding.. .. Highly recommending this work, I likewise express hope that teh author would consider follow-up volumes on the other major prophets.

Fall 2010 The Catholic Response

Books like Mordecai Schreiber's The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah are important because they clue us in on what we are missing....the author does an admirable job of elucidating the remarkable historical significance of the prophet for Jews and Christians.

July/August 2010 Tikkun

Books like Mordecai Schreiber's The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah are important because they clue us in on what we are missing....the author does an admirable job of elucidating the remarkable historical significance of the prophet for Jews and Christians.

Jeremiah is a critically important sacred author but not easily understood. Rabbi Schreiber takes his readers through the vicissitudes of history, theology and linguistics in a way which is scholarly but also accessible and spiritually rewarding. . . . Highly recommending this work, I likewise express hope that teh author would consider follow-up volumes on the other major prophets.

Rabbi Schreiber's central idea, that Jeremiah was the model upon which the author of the famous Suffering Servant songs in the book of Isaiah based these poems and which, in turn, served as a significant inspiration for Jesus' ministry, is both elegantly simple and profoundly important for Jews and Christians. It is high time that we celebrate what we have in common rather than fighting over our diffrences. Rabbi Schreiber helps us to do that.

Schreiber has written an excellent monograph on Jeremiah's life and message.... With valuable insights into the text of the Bible, The Man Who Knew God provides a stimulating read and is highly recommended to anyone interested in the study of Jeremiah, particularly, and in biblical prophecy.

The Book of Jeremiah continues to sound its assurances and is demands in challenging contemporary ways. Rabbi Schreiber here provides an accessible entry into this remarkable prophetic person, voice, and tradition that live in the extremities of faith. Accenting the key issues in this prophetic articulation, Schreiber shows the bold way in which Jeremiah moves in revolutionary leaps beyond the closed tribalism of his antecedents. This wise book merits careful and sustained attention. It will evoke conversation that will continue to vex and nourish responsible faith, just the vexation and nourishment the prophet himself intended. The move toward an inclusive openness voiced by the prophet continues to be a demanding agenda for his present-day readers.

The Man Who Knew God unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah is not only the one who eradicated paganism amongst the Hebrew people, but he can also be considered the founder of the post-biblical Jewish faith.


What Mordecai Schreiber has achieved in this work, The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah is nothing short of some very incisive detective work.... Schreiber makes a strong case for the exceptional teachings of Jeremiah.... The book is supplemented by a map of the Kingdom of Judah in Jeremiah's time, a relevant timeline of events, a chronology of events in the book of Jeremiah, as well as Notes, a Bibliography, an Index, and Index of Biblical Passages.

From the Publisher

The Man Who Knew God unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah is not only the one who eradicated paganism amongst the Hebrew people, but he can also be considered the founder of the post-biblical Jewish faith.

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Jewish Studies

What Mordecai Schreiber has achieved in this work, The Man Who Knew God: Decoding Jeremiah is nothing short of some very incisive detective work…. Schreiber makes a strong case for the exceptional teachings of Jeremiah…. The book is supplemented by a map of the Kingdom of Judah in Jeremiah's time, a relevant timeline of events, a chronology of events in the book of Jeremiah, as well as Notes, a Bibliography, an Index, and Index of Biblical Passages.

CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly