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Jeremiah 26-52: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

The book of Jeremiah occupies a prominent place in the Old Testament canon at least on three counts: (1) its massive size (the second longest book in the Bible and the longest prophetic book); (2) the complexity of its content and message; and (3) the towering prophetic figure behind the book that stands shoulder to shoulder with other great prophets such as Isaiah and Ezekiel. Alex Varughese's...

have been the high priest who found the book of the law in the temple and played a significant role in the reformation carried out by Josiah (2 Kgs 22:3, 8, 14; 23:4). Later in the fourth year of Zedekiah (594/593 B.C.), when the king himself went to Babylon, probably to present himself before his master, Jeremiah sent a scroll that contained words of judgment on Babylon. The messenger at this time was Seraiah the son of Neriah. The prophet asked Seraiah to read the words of the scroll and then to
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