Big Ideas · 15 · Jeremiah and Baruch
Prospective memory
The narrative holds memories of a glorious past, but more importantly offers 'prospective memory': assigning blame to the whole nation while charting a viable future.
Memory that looks forward.
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When all they had taken for granted was gone, communities had to ask: who are we?
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 248
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