Testament: | Other |
Description: | The Letter of Jeremiah, also known as the Epistle of Jeremiah, is a deuterocanonical text written as a letter attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, warning the exiles in Babylon against idolatry. |
Chapters: | 1 |
Author name: | Attributed to Jeremiah |
Written date: | 6th century BC |
Location: | Babylon |
Genre: | Prophetic |
Chapter count: | 1 |
Verse count: | 73 |
Language: | Hebrew |
Audience: | Jewish exiles |
Theme: | Warning against idolatry |
Key verses: | Letter of Jeremiah 1:1-7; 1:29-34 |
Summary: | The Letter of Jeremiah, also known as the Epistle of Jeremiah, is a brief prophetic book that takes the form of a letter addressed to the Jewish exiles in Babylon. The letter warns against the worship of idols and emphasizes the futility and powerlessness of idols compared to the living God. |
Outline: | I. Introduction and Address (1:1-3)
II. Condemnation of Idolatry (1:4-73) |