RT Book
T1 The origins of Isaiah 24-27: Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria
A1 Hays, Christopher B. 1973-
LA English
PP Cambridge, UK New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1669947068
AB Isaiah 24-27 has been an enduring mystery and a hotly contested text for biblical scholars. Early scholarship linked its references to the dead rising to the New Testament. These theories have remained influential even as common opinion moderated over the course of the twentieth century. In this volume, Christopher B. Hays situates Isaiah 24-27 within its historical and cultural contexts. He methodically demonstrates that it is not apocalyptic; that its imagery of divine feasting and conquering death have ancient cognates; and that its Hebrew language does not reflect a late composition date. He also shows how the passage celebrates the receding of Assyrian power from Judah, and especially from the citadel at Ramat Rahel near Jerusalem, in the late seventh century. This was the time of King Josiah and his scribes, who saw a political opportunity and issued a peace overture to the former northern kingdom. Using comparative, archaeological, linguistic, and literary tools, Hays' volume changes the study of Isaiah, arguing for a different historical setting than that of traditional scholarship.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 289-321
SN 9781108582360
SN 9781108471848
SN 9781108456739
K1 Josiah : King of Judah
K1 Bible : Isaiah, XXIV-XXVII : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Josiah ; King of Judah
K1 Bible ; Isaiah, XXIV-XXVII ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Assyria ; History
K1 Ramat Raḥel (Israel) ; History
K1 Assyria : History
K1 Ramat Raḥel (Israel) : History
DO 10.1017/9781108582360