Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term אלילים—usually
translated as “idols”— more than anywhere else in the Hebrew
Bible. Using this linguistic phenomenon as a point of departure,
Matthew J. Lynch reexamines the rhetorical strategies of First
Isaiah, revealing a stronger monotheizing rhetoric than previously
recognized. Standard accounts of Israelite religion frequently
insist that monotheism reached its apex during the exile, and
especially in Deutero-Isaiah. By contrast, Lynch’s study brings
to light an equally potent mode of monotheizing in First Isaiah.
Lynch identifies three related rhetorical tendencies that emphasize
yhwh’s supreme uniqueness: a rhetoric of avoidance, referring to
other deities as idols (אלילים) to avoid conferring on them
the status of gods (אלוהים); a rhetoric of exaltation,
emphasizing yhwh’s truly exalted status in opposition to all that
which exalted itself; and a rhetoric of abasement, fully
subjugating all other claimants to absolute power—whether human
or divine—before the divine king. Succinctly and persuasively
argued, Lynch’s book will change how biblical scholars understand
the nature and development of Israelite monotheism.
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