This synchronic analysis of the longest narrative passage of the Book of Jeremiah uses a specific narratological method to try to resolve some riddles of the text, e.g., the curious narrative sequence of chap. 32, the "chaotic" chronology, and the intention of the report. It focuses on the characters and their relations, especially Jeremiah himself as mediator of God's word - but also other characters. Finally, the chapters 32-45 are determined to be an original narrative unit.
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