HUMS 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Theodicy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMS 1000
• Professor: Kimberly Stratton

Document Summary

Jeremiah is inherently raw and visceral, despite cleaned up retellings. He is a prophet on edge in the heart of jerusalem. He provides an eyewitness account of catastrophe and apocalypse he is experiencing within his society. Jeremiah explicitly demonstrates how prophets are chosen (they tend to be rich and corrupt). He believes that the babylonians will conquer (they do), contrary to other prophets" more positive opinions about society. This con ict of prophecies leads to jeremiah"s death. They express a personi cation and connection with god.