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A Comparative Study of the Concept of “All Israel” in Jeremiah and the Final Redactor of the Book of Jeremiah: Focusing on Jeremiah 3:6-18 -

Ki Tae Seo 1

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This article offers a comparative analysis of the concept of “All Israel” in Jeremiah 3:6-18 by distinguishing between the prophetic perspective of Jeremiah and the theological interpretation of the book’s final redactor. Although the Northern Kingdom of Israel had already collapsed prior to Jeremiah’s prophetic activity, the book of Jeremiah continues to address Israel alongside Judah, suggesting a theological vision that transcends the immediate political realities of the late monarchic period. Employing literary criticism and redaction criticism, this study identifies distinct theological layers within Jeremiah 3:6-18 and examines how these layers reflect different historical and ideological contexts. Special attention is given to Jeremiah’s original vision of restoration, which understands Israel as a twelve-tribe covenant community called to repentance and renewed loyalty to YHWH. This prophetic vision is characterized by a pan-Israelite orientation that affirms the continued significance of Northern Israel within the framework of covenantal restoration. The study further demonstrates that, in the post-exilic period, the final redactor reinterpreted Jeremiah’s prophetic message in light of new communal realities. In this redactional process, the earlier vision of restoration was reshaped into a more structured theology of unity centered on Zion and the Davidic tradition. This transformation reflects the redactor’s effort to integrate Jeremiah’s prophetic legacy into a coherent theological framework suited to the conditions of post-monarchic Israel. On the basis of this analysis, the article argues that the book of Jeremiah should be understood as an All-Israel prophetic book, whose theology of unity emerges through the interaction between prophetic proclamation and editorial reinterpretation. This perspective highlights both the continuity and the development of Israel’s identity within the book of Jeremiah and contributes to ongoing discussions concerning prophetic literature and redactional theology in the Hebrew Bible.

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