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Irony in Jeremiah's Prophecy of a New Covenant

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  • Wilber B. Wallis

In Jeremiah 31 we find a prophecy of a new covenant. This paper considers the possibility of the prophet making use of irony in this chapter.

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Figures of Speech in Human Language

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  • C. F. Pfeiffer

Hermeneutics should not be divorced from the study of language in general. The Bible is written in human language by men who used the language conventions of the day. This essay focuses on the way in which figures of speech and figurative language function in texts. The author notes similes, metaphors, allegory, metonymy, irony, and so on.

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The Bible’s Use of Sarcasm, Irony, and Denunciation

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  • Peter Barnes

This article looks at the Bible’s use of sarcasm and irony in confronting unbelievers.

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I pity the slaves – galley slaves; but when I consider the case of a Minister toiling without spirituality, I pity him more. John Newton
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