Zechariah 1-8 is a deeply intertextual work which takes up formerly
disparate streams of tradition - especially various elements of
what it calls 'the former prophets' - and creatively combines these
traditions, in applying them to a post-exilic context. This fact
means that Zechariah 1-8 is situated in a dual context - the
literary context of 'the former prophets', and the historical
context of the early post-exilic period. This work seeks to
understand Zechariah 1-8 in the light of its dual context. When
Zechariah 1-8 is read in this way, a number of otherwise perplexing
passages are made clearer, and the message of the work as a whole
is better understood. This book offers a critique of and refinement
to the approaches of intertextuality/inner-biblical
allusion/tradition history in understanding the effect of 'texts
re-using texts'. Against a recent trend which seeks to limit this
phenomenon to 'verbal repetition', it demonstrates that Zechariah
1-8 involves the use of a wide variety of literary devices
(including thematic allusions, 'ungramaticalities', and sustained
allusions)to make connections with other texts. The kind of
'intertextual' approach followed in this study demonstrates that
intertextuality does not necessarily lead to radical indeterminacy
(as claimed by some), and instead actually aids in the limiting the
possible ranges of meaning. The manner in which Zechariah 1-8
invokes/re-activates/ re-applies the words of the 'former prophets'
raises important issues related to prophecy and fulfilment, history
and eschatology, and the development of 'apocalyptic', which are
addressed in the course of this enquiry.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Release date: |
August 2019 |
| Authors: |
Michael R. Stead
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-69008-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-69008-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780567690081 |
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