a b c sn “Letter” is not an entirely satisfactory translation of the Greek word epistole, although it has been retained here due to its widespread acceptance as a designation of this text. However, as Adolf Deissmann has shown (Light from the Ancient East, trans. L. R. M. Strachan, rev. ed., 227-51, especially 228-30), a letter in the ancient world was a private communication written with only the addressee in mind, whereas an epistle was usually a more literary composition having a less restricted focus and intention. The text under consideration here is more of an epistle than a letter, if Deissmann’s distinctions are accepted. The KJV in fact titles this work The Epistle of Jeremy. d e f g h i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92