Concentricity And Continuity

Author : Mark Gray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567318534

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Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah by Mark Gray Pdf

Rhetoric ad Social Justice in Isaiah applies a literary methodology to the book of Isaiah in order critically to explore the nature and sources of the social justice encoded in the world created by the text. After a close reading of Isaiah 1: 16 & 17, Gray establishes grounds for a trajectory to Isaiah 58, preparatory to examining if it offers a deepening of the concept of social justice in the Isaianic corpus. Gray raises the issue of divine reliability to assess the impact on the theme of social justice of the rhetoric of universal punishment by the divine/prophetic voice. He evaluates the ways the stark Isaianic dichotomy between reliance on God and anything of human origin is affected by trust in God being destabilized: if trust in God is demonstrated to be difficult on account of legitimate doubts about divine justice, then the way is opened for retaining an active human role in the search for justice. Gray demonstrates the ways that social justice attains primacy in Isaiah, the ways that humanity if given a role in pursuing social justice, and the ways that Isaiah 58 impinges upon the idea of social justice within the book as a whole.

Author : John D. W. Watts
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310588573

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Isaiah 1-33, Volume 24 by John D. W. Watts Pdf

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes: Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope. Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English. Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation. Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here. Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research. Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues. General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

Author : Marta Høyland Lavik
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004154346

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A People Tall and Smooth-Skinned by Marta Høyland Lavik Pdf

This volume sheds new light on an old and somehow puzzling text, Isaiah 18. Even though the majority of scholars over the years has regarded this chapter difficult to fully understand, the author of this volume demonstrates how Isa 18 can be seen as a coherent whole by showing itself to be an example of Hebrew rhetoric.

Author : Robert H. O'Connell
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004275874

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The Rhetoric of the Book of Judges by Robert H. O'Connell Pdf

This volume describes how the rhetorical devices used in Judges inspire its readers to support a divinely appointed Judahite king who endorses the deuteronomic agenda to rid the land of foreigners, to maintain inter-tribal loyalty to YHWH's cult, and to uphold social justice. Matters of rhetorical concern interpreted here include the superimposed cycle-motif and tribal-political schemata, concerns reflected in the plot-layers of each hero story, the force of narrative analogy for characterization, the strategy of entrapment which foreshadows portrayals of Saul and David in 1 Samuel, and the relation between Judges' implied situation of composition and its compiler's intention. In addition to offering new insights into the rhetorical strategy of the Judges compiler, this book illustrates a new method for understanding how plot-layered stories work.

Author : S. J. Parrott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9789004677456

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The Conceptualization of Dress in Prophetic Metaphors by S. J. Parrott Pdf

Jerusalem/Zion's metaphoric investiture/divestiture of dress is a central force to create new perspectives on reality and of a nation's selfhood in contexts of suffering and destruction, making dress in prophetic metaphors a crucial means of communication and perception management.

Author : Robert H. O'Connell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610273766

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Concentricity and Continuity by Robert H. O'Connell Pdf

Author : Polaski
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004498020

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Authorizing an End by Polaski Pdf

Breaking with common views on Jewish proto-apocalyptic literature, in a postmodern manner, this work approaches one particular proto-apocalyptic text, Isaiah 24-27, the so-called "Isaiah Apocalypse", intertextually. This reading finds that the Isaiah Apocalypse redeploys and controls other texts, helping secure the authority of those texts as well as its own vision of the end. The first chapter surveys approaches to late Israelite prophecy and presents a new "intertextual" way of viewing this material. The chapters that follow investigate the "eternal covenant" and its role in intertextual space; Isaiah 25's construal of Israel's relationship to other nations; the central role of the "righteous" in Isaiah 26; and Isaiah 27, which points towards the victory of YHWH’s order over chaos. Readers interested in the development of Jewish apocalyptic literature, the social arrangements of second-Temple Judaism, and postmodern treatments of biblical texts will find this volume useful.

Author : Jill Middlemas
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191536274

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The Troubles of Templeless Judah by Jill Middlemas Pdf

The time of the Babylonian capitivity (c.587-539 BCE) is of seminal importance for the formation of the Hebrew Bible as well as for the religious development of Judaism. Previous studies of this era have usually privileged the perspective of the community of captives (the Golah), and the period is known as the `Exilic Age'. Jill Middlemas challenges this consensus, arguing that the Golah community represents only one viewpoint, and that the experiences and contributions of the majority of the Judaean population, those who remained in Judah, need to be more fully appreciated.

Author : Wonsuk Ma
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567073167

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Until the Spirit Comes by Wonsuk Ma Pdf

The surge of the Pentecostal movement in this century has brought new relevance to the study of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament. Surprisingly, however, this theme has been largely neglected by Pentecostal scholars. Ma seeks to fill this gap by providing an in-depth study of the spirit of God in the Isaianic traditions. He argues that the Old Testament concept of the Spirit of God has more than one root, and that the development of the various spirit traditions can be fruitfully traced. The study utilizes a synchronic approach together with historical analyses in order to elucidate the message of the book of Isaiah. The author concludes that the concept of the Spirit of God retains a strong eschatological significance throughout the book.

Author : Walter E. Aufrecht,Steven W. Gauley,Neil A. Mirau
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780567269881

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Urbanism in Antiquity by Walter E. Aufrecht,Steven W. Gauley,Neil A. Mirau Pdf

The origin and growth of cities in antiquity. The origin and growth of cities forms one of the most important chapters in human history. In this volume, 17 researchers present archaeological, epigraphic and textual data on the rise of urbanism in the ancient Near Eastern world, Cyprus to Mesopotamia and from Crete to Egypt. Topics addressed include the influence of agriculture intensification, of trade, of craft specialization and of writing on the rise of cities. The roles of cultural elites, of ideologies and of relations between proximal urban centres are also examined. The contributors to this volume include such well-known scholars as William Dever and Donald Redford.

Author : Abraham Sung-Ho Oh
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227903995

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Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down! by Abraham Sung-Ho Oh Pdf

Historical-critical scholars have often thought that writing a coherent theology of Isaiah 56-66 is impossible because it contains such historically and ideologically diverse materials. A canonical approach to the chapters is, however, open to considering Third Isaiah as a complex but coherent theological unity. Leaning on this approach, Abraham Oh constructs a theology of Isaiah 56-66. Arguing that the theology of Third Isaiah has eschatology (both prophetic and apocalyptic) at its core, he identifies four major themes and explores their significance through four key texts (56:1-8; 59:15b-21; 60:1-22; 65:13-25). The covenant concept (56:1-8) forms a framework for the eschatology in these chapters. People are invited to walk in the covenant, which is worked out as eschatological salvation. The coming of YHWH as the Divine Warrior initiates the eschatological era (59:15b-21) and, bringing judgment, restores the covenant. As the Temple-city-paradise (60:1-22) into which the nations flow, the glorified Zion is the eschatological fulfilment of the covenant, Zion, and Servant traditions. The New Heavens and Earth (65:13-25) is a return to the primordial paradise, where the natural world is restored, as the problem of sin is resolved.

Author : Richard L. Schultz
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830866311

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How Many Isaiahs Were There and What Does It Matter? by Richard L. Schultz Pdf

"How Many Isaiahs Were There and What Does It Matter?" by Richard L. Schultz was originally published as Chapter 8 in Evangelicals Scripture: Tradition, Authority and Hermeneutics, edited by Vincent Bacote, Laura C. Miguélez and Dennis L. Okholm.

Author : Karl Möller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567337016

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A Prophet in Debate by Karl Möller Pdf

An investigation of the literary structure and rhetorical challenge that prompted the book's production. Moller argues that the book of Amos captures and presents the debate between Amos and his eighth-century audience. When read in the light of Israel's fall, the presentation of Amos struggling (and failing) to convince his contemporaries of the imminent divine punishment functions as a powerful warning to subsequent Judaean readers.

Author : Matthijs J. De Jong
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004161610

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Isaiah Among The Ancient Near Eastern Prophets by Matthijs J. De Jong Pdf

Offering a comparison between the earliest parts of the book of Isaiah and the Assyrian prophecies, this book maintains that ancient Israelite prophecy, of which Isaiah was an exponent, was much in conformity with ancient Near Eastern prophecy in general.

Author : Craig C. Broyles,Craig A. Evans
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004109366

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Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah by Craig C. Broyles,Craig A. Evans Pdf

The studies in this volume investigate Isaiah's use of early sacred tradition, the editing and contextualization of oracles within the Isaianic tradition itself, and the interpretation of the book of Isaiah in later traditions (as in the various versions and interpretations of the text).