AMCL 2007 - The Doctrine of the Word of God in the

Methods of reading : 1. Address the topic of the Word of God as a Biblicist rather than a theologian - what does Jeremiah say for itself? 2. Humble listening to scripture as the very word of God 3. Reading influenced by the New Testament

Shead answers some questions from the first lecture. Shead looks at biblical writers when the Word of the Lord is only when it is God himself speaking. He applies this to the Book of Jeremiah. Shead looks at different technical aspects of Jeremiah's written discourse 1. Embedded discourse - it's dislike of indirect speech 2. Jeremiah in his times - the prominence of Jeremiah 3. Jeremiah is speaking God's Word, not God speaking Jeremiah's word 4. Jeremiah is a product of the Word of God, causing God to be present through Jeremiah's word 5. The seeds of a complete Jeremiaology Talk is followed by questions

Shead answers questions from the previous lectures. Shead looks at the phenomenon of true and false prophesy. 1. The hearer's dilemma 2. The prophet's vision 3. How God's word tears down and builds up 4. A failed prophet? 5. The tasks of the hearers - recognition and reception Talk is followed by questions

Shead answers questions from earlier talks. The Word of God as judgement and yet a call to repentance. Shead tries to address the following questions : 1. Can we arrive at an understanding of the power of the word of God that does justice to the level of rejection from it's listeners? 2. What do we mean by attributing power to the divine word in the first place? Talk is followed by questions

Shead answers questions from the earlier talks. Shead looks at the relation of the Word and the words, connection lectures together. He explores where Jeremiah's theology makes a contribution. Talk is followed by questions Shead compares Bart's doctrine of scripture to a Jeremianic examination.