Jeremiah : Christian Community Bible

Introduction to Jeremiah

It is difficult to say who drew up the book of Jeremiah and how. It seems that Baruch, the “secretary”, meaning the chancellor of the king, had an important part in it, and that Jeremiah himself dictated much of it to him. Various indications suggest that there has been a fusion of two texts which are partly overlapped.

The book has four parts:

1. Prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem: chapters 1–25.
2. Prophecies against the nations. Announced at the end of chapter 25, they form chapters 46–51.
3. Promises of happiness: chapters 29–35.
4. Jeremiah’s sufferings: chapters 36–45.

NOTE: excerpted from the introductory material for this book.