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Abstract VII-XII Acknowledgments ה-ו טו-יא Abbreviations Introduction 1-11 1 . The “ biographical" sections of the book of Jeremiah and Jeremiah’s “ biography" from the siege of Jerusalem to the descent into Egypt 1 2 . The present status of research 3 3 . The present study 9 Chapter One : The double cycle of stories 13-61 Introduction 13 1 . Jeremiah’s meeting with Zedekiah ( Jer 37 : 17-21 , 38 : 14-28 ) 15 2 . Jeremiah’s imprisonment ( Jer 37 : 11-16 , 38 : 1-13 ) 27 3 . Jeremiah’s release ( Jer 39 : 3 , 13-14 , 39 : 12 , 40 : 1-6 ) 37 4 . Summary : The story cycles 48 5 . The tradition about Jeremiah and the cycle of stories regarding his imprisonment , meeting with Zedekiah , and release 52 Chapter Two : Jer 43 : 8-13–Source and redaction 63-85 over "them 63 ( שפרירו ) his net ( נטה ) 1 . “ And he will spread 2 . “ And he will cover the land of Egypt" 67 3 . The original stratum 70 4 . The reworking 73 5 . The Babylonian background 76 6 . The Achaemenid background 79 7 . The edito...  אל הספר
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