The first volume of Dr Nicholson's commentary on Jeremiah, dealing with
chapters 1-25, was published in 1973. In this second volume, continuing
from chapter 26 onwards, Dr Nicholson again introduces the text with a
survey of the historical background to the life and ministry of the
prophet during the last decades of the Kingdom of Judah, and discusses
the composition of the book, giving an outline of its dominant religious
ideas. The main body of the volume, in the integrated style now
established for this series, contains the New English Bible translation
of the text, divided into brief sections, alternating with sections of
commentary. The results of recent Old Testament scholarship and modern
theological thought are conveyed in simple language to the student and
layman.