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The Origins of Isaiah 24-27 - Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria (Hardcover)
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The Origins of Isaiah 24-27 - Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria (Hardcover)
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Isaiah 24-27 has been an enduring mystery and a hotly contested
text for biblical scholars. Early scholarship linked its references
to the dead rising to the New Testament. These theories have
remained influential even as common opinion moderated over the
course of the twentieth century. In this volume, Christopher B.
Hays situates Isaiah 24-27 within its historical and cultural
contexts. He methodically demonstrates that it is not apocalyptic;
that its imagery of divine feasting and conquering death have
ancient cognates; and that its Hebrew language does not reflect a
late composition date. He also shows how the passage celebrates the
receding of Assyrian power from Judah, and especially from the
citadel at Ramat Rahel near Jerusalem, in the late seventh century.
This was the time of King Josiah and his scribes, who saw a
political opportunity and issued a peace overture to the former
northern kingdom. Using comparative, archaeological, linguistic,
and literary tools, Hays' volume changes the study of Isaiah,
arguing for a different historical setting than that of traditional
scholarship.
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