The Missio Dei as an Integrative Motif in the Book of Jeremiah

The theme of missio Dei in the book of Jeremiah has been overlooked in mission studies and OT scholarship even though Jeremiah is uniquely commissioned as a "prophet to the nations" (Jer 1:5). The missio Dei imparts literary and theological coherence to a sprawling book as a unifying link among the significant themes of Jeremiah's prophecy: personal suffering in the prophetic task, a catalytic divine word that judges and saves God's people, theodicy in the face of impending exile, and the final restoration of both Israel and the nations.