Jeremiah's Challenge to Modernity

Speaker(s): Elmer Martens
Date: 1988
Length: 6h 18min
Product ID: RGDL1812S

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This series is an exegetical study of selected passages in Jeremiah with the aim of gaining the overall message of the Prophet. This is then compared to the social analysis of Peter Berger, Robert Bellah and Jacques Ellul in order to determine its current relevance. Lectures include:

  • Issues in Jeremiah Studies - Jeremiah 1
  • Comforting the Populace - Jeremiah 7,22
  • Judgement and Salvation - Jeremiah 30-31
  • Integrity, Truth, Falsity - Jeremiah 29
  • Wrestling in the Ministry - Jeremiah 15

See All Audio by Elmer Martens

Elmer A. Martens was Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Studies, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, CA. He was author of God's Design: A Focus on Old Testament Theology.He passed away September 2016.

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