The origins of Isaiah 24-27: Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria
Introduction: "Let it make peace with me": Isaiah 24-27 as Josiah's overture to the North text and translation -- The rhetoric of chaos: apocalyptic and eschatological interpretations of Isaiah 24-27 -- The royal and divine victory banquet: feasting and the construction of reality --...
Summary: | Introduction: "Let it make peace with me": Isaiah 24-27 as Josiah's overture to the North text and translation -- The rhetoric of chaos: apocalyptic and eschatological interpretations of Isaiah 24-27 -- The royal and divine victory banquet: feasting and the construction of reality -- Revivification of the dead as national deliverance -- The lofty city and the army of the height: the archaeology and history of Ramat Raḥel -- Josiah and the remains of Israel -- The language of Isaiah 24-27 in light of Hebrew diachrony -- Stirring the echoes: an intertextual reanalysis of Isaiah 24-27 -- Conclusion: a scribe's story. "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"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1108471846 |