Jeremy 耶利米

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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
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Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
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Prof. David Daniell, University College London
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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
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Jeremy 耶利米

圖片說明： Rembrandt van Rijn – Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
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耶利米書

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耶利米起源於希伯來名字יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmiyahu),在中世紀英語為Jeremiah，意思為“上帝必釋放，上帝必抬舉”。在舊約聖經中，耶利米是位先知。他預言巴比倫將要入侵耶路撒冷。但是由於統治者的不信任，他被關進監獄；在巴比倫人佔領了以色列後耶利米獲釋放。巴比倫人善待他，甚至讓他自己選擇居住之地。耶利米是《耶利米記》的作者；一般認為他寫成了《耶利米哀歌》。

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