Understanding Jeremiah: Its Setting, Composition, and Message

by Duane A. Garrett

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2025

Overview

“I have come to appreciate Jeremiah the prophet above any person of the Old Testament . . . because his humanity shines so clearly through his book.” -From the author, p. 4.

The book of Jeremiah is full of beauty and brokenness, joy and sorry. These themes are interwoven throughout the book, often without context or introduction, which can leave the present reader without the full picture of what the passage conveys. In Understanding Jeremiah: Its Setting, Composition, and Message, author Duane A. Garrett steps back from verse-by-verse commentary to provide a bird’s-eye view of the book, with rich background information to these prophetic writings. This three-thousand-foot view of Jeremiah gives specific insights into:

The politics, governance, and key players in Judah, Israel, and the surrounding nations

Jeremiah’s life and its witness to holy living

The structure and composition of the book of Jeremiah

The broader message of Jeremiah

Garrett’s thorough discussion of the book of Jeremiah is informative to both student and scholar alike, giving all readers a more thorough understanding and appreciation of Jeremiah, the book and the prophet.

Key Features

• Provides a bird’s-eye view of the book
• Examines the structure and composition of the book of Jeremiah
• Explores the politics, governance, and key players in Judah, Israel, and the surrounding nations

Product Details

• Title: Understanding Jeremiah: Its Setting, Composition, and Message
• Author: Duane A. Garrett
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 243
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Jeremiah › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780825448089, 0825448085
• Resource ID: LLS:NDSDJRMSTCPMS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.introduction.old-testament
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-12T01:56:03Z

About Duane A. Garrett

Duane A. Garrett brings to Southern Seminary many years of teaching, writing, research and pastoral experience. He has served on the faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Bethel Seminary, Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary, Mid-America Baptist Seminary and Korea Baptist Seminary. His books include Song of Songs in the Word Biblical Commentary; A Modern Grammar for Classical Hebrew; Angels and the New Spirituality; Authority and Interpretation; and Hosea and Joel in the New American Commentary. He also serves as the general editor for The Archaeology Study Bible from Zondervan Press.