Origins of Isaiah 2427 - Josiah''s Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria

Informationen zum Autor Christopher B. Hays holds the D. Wilson Moore Chair of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, California. In 2013, he won the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise for Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah (2011). He is also the author of Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East (2014). Klappentext Situates a hotly contested section of Isaiah within its historical and cultural contexts, correcting misunderstandings of older scholarship. Zusammenfassung For biblical scholars and historians of religion! this book changes the study of Isaiah! using comparative! archaeological! linguistic! and literary tools to argue for a different historical setting for Isaiah 24-27 than is usually thought. A passage that has often caused consternation comes alive in its proper contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The rhetoric of chaos: apocalyptic and eschatological interpretations of Isaiah 24-27; 2. The royal and divine victory banquet: feasting and the construction of reality; 3. Revivification of the dead as national deliverance; 4. The lofty city and the army of the height: the archaeology and history of Ramat Räel; 5. Josiah and the remains of Israel; 6. The language of Isaiah 24-27 in light of Hebrew diachrony; 7. Stirring the echoes: an intertextual re-analysis of Isaiah 24-27; Conclusion: a scribe's story; Appendix A. Administrative seals and the history of Ramat Räel; Appendix B. Catalogue of LBH features in prophetic texts; Appendix C. The Moab fragments.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher B. Hays, Christopher B. (Fuller Theological Seminary Hays
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781108471848
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47184-8
• Pagine: 346
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Old Testaments