The origins of Isaiah 24-27: Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria
Situates a hotly contested section of Isaiah within its historical and cultural contexts, correcting misunderstandings of older scholarship.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Hays, Christopher B., 1973-, The origins of Isaiah 24-27 : Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria] (2022) (Sweeney, Marvin A., 1953 -)
[Rezension von: Hays, Christopher B., 1973-, The origins of Isaiah 24-27 : Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria] (2020) (Hodges, Daniel) [Rezension von: Hays, Christopher B., 1973-, The origins of Isaiah 24-27 : Josiah's festival scroll for the fall of Assyria] (2021) (Zapff, Burkard M., 1960 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 24-27
/ Rise of
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
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| Summary: | Situates a hotly contested section of Isaiah within its historical and cultural contexts, correcting misunderstandings of older scholarship. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: ''Let It Make Peace with Me'': Isaiah 24-27 as Josiah's Overture to the North -- Text and Translation -- Sense Divisions -- Terminology -- Translation with Textual Notes -- 1 The Rhetoric of Chaos: Apocalyptic and Eschatological Interpretations of Isaiah 24-27 -- Imagery of Cosmic Destruction in the Ancient Near East -- Zephaniah: Another Non-Apocalypse from the Seventh Century -- The Problem with ''Proto'' -- How Did Josiah Disappear from His Own Text? -- Conclusion -- 2 The Royal and Divine Victory Banquet: Feasting and the Construction of Reality -- The Pattern of Victory and Banqueting -- The King and the Gods -- The ''Aspirational'' Victory Banquet -- Conclusion -- 3 Revivification of the Dead as National Deliverance -- Myths as Metaphors -- Revivification by Gods in the Ancient Near East -- Revivification as a Political Metaphor in the Ancient Near East -- Revivification as a Political Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible -- Hosea 6:1-3: ''He Will Raise Us Up'' -- Isaiah 25:6-8: ''He Will Swallow Up Death Forever'' -- Isaiah 26:11-21: ''Your Dead Shall Live'' -- Ezekiel 37:1-14: ''I Will Bring You Up from Your Graves, O My People'' -- Composition-Historical Summary -- Conclusions -- 4 The Lofty City and the Army of the Height: The Archaeology and History of Ramat Raḥel -- The Archaeology of Ramat Raḥel -- Building Phase I: The Watchtower and the First Palace -- Cultural Hybridity at Ramat Raḥel? -- Building Phase II: A Grand Imperial Citadel -- Taking Stock, Historically -- Toward a New Synthesis -- Other Polemics against Assyrian Cities -- Conclusion -- 5 Josiah and the Remains of Israel -- Deuteronomism and the Reign of Josiah -- Josiah's Northern Ambitions as Portrayed in 2 Kings. |
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| ISBN: | 1108581528 |