Date

5-23-2025

Department

Rawlings School of Divinity

Degree

Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MA)

Chair

Myron Kauk

Keywords

typology, Jeremiah, Messiah, Christ, prophet, prophet Jeremiah, type, fulfillment, weeping prophet, confessions

Disciplines

Religion

Abstract

How did Jesus interpret the prophet Jeremiah? Did Jeremiah function as a typological precursor to the Messiah? These questions warrant a renewed scholarly examination. While the book of Jeremiah has been the subject of extensive academic inquiry, particularly its first chapter, little research has focused on the prophet’s personal experiences as a foreshadowing of the Messiah or the textual allusions within the book to a messianic figure. Jesus repeatedly asserted that those well-versed in the Hebrew Scriptures should recognize the messianic foreshadowing present in the prophetic texts. Jesus’ disciples reinforce this interpretive framework. While a comprehensive analysis of how all the prophets anticipate Jesus’ suffering and triumph extends beyond the scope of this study, this study focuses specifically on Jeremiah’s contribution to that prophetic tradition.

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