RT Book
T1 A covenant with death: death in the Iron Age II and its rhetorical uses in proto-Isaiah
A1 Hays, Christopher B. 1973-
LA English
PP Grand Rapids, Michigan Cambridge, U.K.
PB William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1616775858
AB "Shows how ancient Near Eastern attitudes toward death illumine the prophet Isaiah   Death is one of the major themes of First Isaiah, although it has not generally been recognized as such. In this work Christopher Hays offers fresh interpretations of more than a dozen passages in Isaiah 5-38 in light of ancient beliefs about death. What especially distinguishes Hays's study is its holistic approach, as he brilliantly synthesizes both literary and archaeological evidence, resulting in new insights.  Hays first summarizes what is known about death in the ancient Near East during the Second Iron Age, covering beliefs and practices in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Judah/Israel. He then shows how select passages in the first part of Isaiah employ the rhetorical imagery of death that was part of their cultural context; further, he identifies ways in which these texts break new creative ground"--
AB "Shows how ancient Near Eastern attitudes toward death illumine the prophet Isaiah   Death is one of the major themes of First Isaiah, although it has not generally been recognized as such. In this work Christopher Hays offers fresh interpretations of more than a dozen passages in Isaiah 5-38 in light of ancient beliefs about death. What especially distinguishes Hays's study is its holistic approach, as he brilliantly synthesizes both literary and archaeological evidence, resulting in new insights.  Hays first summarizes what is known about death in the ancient Near East during the Second Iron Age, covering beliefs and practices in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Judah/Israel. He then shows how select passages in the first part of Isaiah employ the rhetorical imagery of death that was part of their cultural context; further, he identifies ways in which these texts break new creative ground"--
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-407) and indexes
CN BS1199.D34
SN 9780802873118
SN 0802873111
K1 Bible : Isaiah, I-XXXIX : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Death in the Bible
K1 Iron Age : Middle East
K1 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament
K1 Middle East : Antiquities