Prophetic Expectations and Aspirations in Late Babylonian and Early Persian Texts in Jeremiah

This article analyzes passages in Jeremiah 30–33 regarding hopes for the survivors of the Babylonian conquest and for those living under early-Persian hegemony. Methodologically, the article combines a redaction-critical analysis with post-trauma and postcolonial perspectives. The different voices in Jeremiah 30–33, which use and transform the Jeremiah tradition and compete about the shape of Judah's future, are read as products of a discourse among different groups in Judah and Babylonia alike.