Jeremiah
Jeremiahc. 600 BCE
Jeremiah introduced the concept of a 'new covenant' written on the heart rather than stone tablets — a passage quoted more than any other Old Testament text in the New Testament (Hebrews 8).
prophecyHebrewchallenginglong · ~12.0h
Influence
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Popularity
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Why It Matters
Jeremiah introduced the concept of a 'new covenant' written on the heart rather than stone tablets — a passage quoted more than any other Old Testament text in the New Testament (Hebrews 8). The 'jeremiad' — a prophetic lament against moral decline — became a literary genre.