The Origins of Isaiah 24-27: Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria

ISBN-13: 9781108471848 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 346 str.

Christopher B. Hays

Opis

Situates a hotly contested section of Isaiah within its historical and cultural contexts, correcting misunderstandings of older scholarship.

Spis treści

1. The rhetoric of chaos: apocalyptic and eschatological interpretations of Isaiah 24–27; 2. The royal and divine victory banquet: feasting and the construction of reality; 3. Revivification of the dead as national deliverance; 4. The lofty city and the army of the height: the archaeology and history of Ramat Raḥel; 5. Josiah and the remains of Israel; 6. The language of Isaiah 24–27 in light of Hebrew diachrony; 7. Stirring the echoes: an intertextual re-analysis of Isaiah 24–27; Conclusion: a scribe's story; Appendix A. Administrative seals and the history of Ramat Raḥel; Appendix B. Catalogue of LBH features in prophetic texts; Appendix C. The Moab fragments.