From Propaganda to Apocalypse. An Empirical Model for the Formation of Isaiah 24-27
This paper suggests a new empirical model for the formation of Isaiah 24-27 on the basis of the demonstrable redaction and apocalyptic reinterpretations of propagandistic royal literature in the Hellenistic period. It concludes that the core of Isaiah 24-27 is Josianic, and that it only came to be u...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2017]
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 120-144 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 24-27
/ Ancient Orient
/ King
/ Propaganda
/ Reception
/ Hellenism
/ Eschatology
/ Apocalypticism
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RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament NBQ Eschatology TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
Further subjects: | B
Apocalyptic
B Josiah B Rhetoric B Royal Propaganda B Isaiah 24-27 |
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Summary: | This paper suggests a new empirical model for the formation of Isaiah 24-27 on the basis of the demonstrable redaction and apocalyptic reinterpretations of propagandistic royal literature in the Hellenistic period. It concludes that the core of Isaiah 24-27 is Josianic, and that it only came to be understood as apocalyptic in the Hellenistic period, possibly through the excision of historical references from the text. A number of texts from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Levant demonstrate the deep ancient Near Eastern roots of Isaiah 24-27's imagery. One of those texts, the "Potter's Oracle" underwent a process of composition and redaction through which it was de-historicized and came to appear "apocalyptic" - a process that may parallel the textual history of Isaiah 24-27. |
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ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/219222717X15058249085091 |