Dr Nicholson's commentary on Jeremiah will occupy two volumes. The first
deals with chapters 1-25 and also contains an introduction. This
introduction surveys the historical background to the life and prophetic
ministry of the prophet during the last decades of the kingdom of Judah.
In a further section the composition of the book is discussed and this
is followed by an outline of its dominant religious ideas. The main body
of the volume, in the style now established for this series, gives the
text, divided into brief sections, and alternating with sections of
commentary. The results of recent Old Testament scholarship and modern
theological thought are conveyed to the student and the layman in simple
language. Chapters 26 onwards will be covered in a second volume.