Reading "House of Jacob" in Isaiah 48: 1-11 in Light of Benjamin
Isaiah 48:1-11 has been described as a difficult passage because of a perceived discord between its harsh tone and the message of comfort espoused elsewhere in Isa 40-55. This article analyzes this passage with regard to four groups of arguments: proposals of a Judahite origin for the text, the arch...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2018]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 137, Issue: 2, Pages: 339-357 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 48,1-11
/ Judah (Monarchy)
/ Jerusalem
/ Bethel
/ Tribes of Israel
/ Jacob
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Isaiah
B Patriarchs (Bible) B JACOB (Biblical patriarch) B Apologetics B ISAIAH (Biblical prophet) |
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| Summary: | Isaiah 48:1-11 has been described as a difficult passage because of a perceived discord between its harsh tone and the message of comfort espoused elsewhere in Isa 40-55. This article analyzes this passage with regard to four groups of arguments: proposals of a Judahite origin for the text, the archaeological evidence for settlement continuity in the Benjaminite region in the Neo-Babylonian period, the development and use of the patriarchal traditions in the sixth century, and studies of hidden polemic. Drawing these together, I propose that the address to the house of Jacob in Isa 48:1-2 can be understood as referring to a sixth-century Judahite community in the Benjaminite region, perhaps in the vicinity of Bethel. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1372.2018.292881 |