Letter of Jeremiah
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The Letter of Jeremiah is a deuterocanonical epistle traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, warning against idolatry and included in the biblical canon of several Christian traditions.
Aliases (1)
- Jeremiah 10 ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament apocryphal book
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biblical epistle → deuterocanonical book → pseudepigraphal work → |
| addressedTo |
Judean exiles in Babylon
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| approximateVerseCount |
73
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| attributedTo |
prophet Jeremiah
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| canonicalStatusInAssyrianChurchOfTheEast |
deuterocanonical
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| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxChurch |
deuterocanonical
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| canonicalStatusInOrientalOrthodoxChurches |
deuterocanonical
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| canonicalStatusInProtestantChurches |
apocryphal
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| canonicalStatusInRabbinicJudaism |
non-canonical
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| canonicalStatusInRomanCatholicChurch |
deuterocanonical
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| chapterCount |
1
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| closelyRelatedTo |
Book of Baruch
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Book of Jeremiah → |
| contentSummary |
exhorts exiles not to fear or worship Babylonian idols
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| dateOfComposition |
likely between 4th and 2nd century BCE
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| genre |
didactic literature
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epistle → |
| includedIn |
Latin Bible tradition
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Orthodox biblical canon → Roman Catholic biblical canon → Vulgate → |
| influencedBy |
Isaiah 44
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Jeremiah 10 → Psalm 115 → Psalm 135 → |
| language |
Koine Greek
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| literaryForm |
homiletic discourse
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letter → |
| partOf |
Book of Baruch
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Greek Old Testament → Septuagint → |
| primaryTheme |
critique of pagan gods
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warning against idolatry → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| separateBookIn |
Septuagint manuscripts
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Vulgate tradition → |
| setting |
exile to Babylon
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| survivesIn |
Coptic manuscripts
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Greek manuscripts → Old Latin manuscripts → Syriac manuscripts → |
| textualTradition |
Greek-only composition
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| topic |
contrast between living God and dead idols
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futility of idols made by human hands → |
| traditionalAuthor |
Jeremiah
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Baruch
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closelyRelatedWork |
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Apocrypha (in early editions)
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containsWork |
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Eastern Orthodox canon
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includesBook |
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Letter of Jeremiah
("Jeremiah 10")
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influencedBy |
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Baruch
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sometimesIncludes |