Epistle of Jeremiah
- noun
- /ɪˈpɪsəl əv dʒəˈrɪmə/
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Epístola de Jeremías
- The Epistle of Jeremiah warns against the dangers of idolatry.
Examples
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The Epistle of Jeremiah offers a sharp warning against the worship of idols.
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Scholars debate whether the Epistle of Jeremiah was originally written in Hebrew or Greek.
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In some versions of the Bible, the Epistle of Jeremiah is included as a chapter of Baruch.
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Many scholars study the Epistles of Jeremiah for historical context.
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In some versions of the Bible, the Epistle of Jeremiah is included as a chapter of Baruch.
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The Epistle of Jeremiah offers a sharp warning against the worship of idols.
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Scholars debate whether the Epistle of Jeremiah was originally written in Hebrew or Greek.
Synonyms
A short religious letter warning Jews in Babylon not to worship idols
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally combines 'epistle' (a formal letter) with the possessive 'of' + the proper name 'Jeremiah', so its meaning as a letter attributed to Jeremiah is directly derivable from the constituents. This possessive construction is cross-linguistically common, making the MWE transparently interpretable by a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
Epistle of Jeremiah may come from an imagined scene of the prophet Jeremiah writing a stern 'letter' to Jews in exile in Babylon, warning them not to 'worship false gods'. So the name now refers to a short 'letter' that gives a clear warning against such worship.
