Interpreting Isaiah requires attention to empire. The matrix of the
book of Isaiah was the imperial contexts of Assyria, Babylon, and
Persia. The community of faith in these eras needed a prophetic
vision for life. Not only is the book of Isaiah crafted in light of
empire, but current readers cannot help but approach Isaiah in
light of imperial realities today. As a neglected area of research,
Isaiah and Imperial Context probes how empire can illumine Isaiah
through essays that utilize archaeology, history, literary
approaches, post-colonialism, and feminism within the various
sections of Isaiah. The contributors are Andrew T. Abernethy, Mark
G. Brett, Tim Bulkeley, John Goldingay, Christopher B. Hays, Joy
Hooker, Malcolm Mac MacDonald, Judith E. McKinlay, Tim Meadowcroft,
Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, and David Ussishkin. "Various parts of the
book of Isaiah were written when Israel and Judah lived under
imperial domination. It is therefore surprising that this
multi-faceted topic has not been the subject of extended analysis
before. In the kaleidoscope of essays collected here new patterns
within the book are exposed and a colorful light is shed on many of
its separate parts and themes. I am sure this will prove
invigorating for future research and exegesis." --Hugh Williamson,
University of Oxford "An excellent and innovative discussion by a
group of scholars engaged in a reading of Isaiah centered on
imperial empire. The diversity of approaches extends from a focus
on historical background, language, and social custom to the
present reception of the text, particularly from the perspective of
post-colonial theory." --Ed Conrad, University of Queensland "The
editors have produced a collection of essays that are sharply
focused on . . . reading the texts of Isaiah in the context of the
imperial realities of Assyrian and Babylonian military and economic
power. The essays are consistently well-written, and the collection
is both helpful and even quite provocative. I suggest this book be
required reading for any modern studies of Prophetic literature."
--Daniel Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University Andrew T.
Abernethy is Lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley Melbourne Mission
and Ministry College. Mark G. Brett is Professor of Hebrew Bible at
Whitley College, MCD University of Divinity. Tim Bulkeley recently
retired as Lecturer at Carey Baptist College, Auckland, and is now
a freelance scholar. Tim Meadowcroft is Senior Lecturer in Biblical
Studies at Laidlaw College, Auckland.
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