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Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel share much in common. They address
the pivotal times and topics associated with the last stages of the
monarchical history of Israel, and with the development of new
forms of communal and religious life through exile and beyond. One
important structural component of all three books is a substantial
section which concerns itself with a range of foreign nations,
commonly called the "Oracles against the Nations", which form the
focus of this book. These chapters together present the most
up-to-date scholarship on the oracles - an oft-neglected but
significant area in the study of the prophetic literature. The
particular characteristics of Isaiah, Jeremiah (both Masoretic Text
and Septuagint versions), and Ezekiel, are discussed showcasing the
unique issues pertinent to each book and the diverse methods used
to address them. These evident differences aside, the Oracles
Against the Nations are employed as a springboard in order to begin
the work of tracing similarities between the texts. By focusing on
these unique yet common sections, a range of interrelated themes
and issues of both content and method become noticeable: for
example, though not exhaustively, pattern, structure, language,
comparative history, archaeology, sociology, politics, literature,
imagery, theme, theology, and hermeneutical issues related to
today's context. As a result this collection presents a range of
cutting-edge approaches on these key prophetic books, and will
provide a basis for further comparative study and reflection.
The volume brings together eight new essays on Amos, which focus on
a range of issues within the book. They represent a number of
different approaches to the text from the text-critical to teh
psychoanalytical, and from composition to reception. Arising out of
a symposium to honour John Barton for his 60th birthday, the essays
all respond, either directly or indirectly, to his "Amos's Oracles
Against the Nations," and to his lifelong concern with both ethics
and method in biblical study.
This fascinating collection of essays charts, for the first time,
the range of responses by scholars on both sides of the conflict to
the outbreak of war in August 1914. The volume examines how
biblical scholars, like their compatriots from every walk of life,
responded to the great crisis they faced, and, with relatively few
exceptions, were keen to contribute to the war effort. Some joined
up as soldiers. More commonly, however, biblical scholars and
theologians put pen to paper as part of the torrent of patriotic
publication that arose both in the United Kingdom and in Germany.
The contributors reveal that, in many cases, scholars were
repeating or refining common arguments about the responsibility for
the war. In Germany and Britain, where the Bible was still central
to a Protestant national culture, we also find numerous more
specialized works, where biblical scholars brought their own
disciplinary expertise to bear on the matter of war in general, and
this war in particular. The volume's contributors thus offer new
insights into the place of both the Bible and biblical scholarship
in early 20th-century culture.
This fascinating collection of essays charts, for the first time,
the range of responses by scholars on both sides of the conflict to
the outbreak of war in August 1914. The volume examines how
biblical scholars, like their compatriots from every walk of life,
responded to the great crisis they faced, and, with relatively few
exceptions, were keen to contribute to the war effort. Some joined
up as soldiers. More commonly, however, biblical scholars and
theologians put pen to paper as part of the torrent of patriotic
publication that arose both in the United Kingdom and in Germany.
The contributors reveal that, in many cases, scholars were
repeating or refining common arguments about the responsibility for
the war. In Germany and Britain, where the Bible was still central
to a Protestant national culture, we also find numerous more
specialized works, where biblical scholars brought their own
disciplinary expertise to bear on the matter of war in general, and
this war in particular. The volume's contributors thus offer new
insights into the place of both the Bible and biblical scholarship
in early 20th-century culture.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel share much in common. They address
the pivotal times and topics associated with the last stages of the
monarchical history of Israel, and with the development of new
forms of communal and religious life through exile and beyond. One
important structural component of all three books is a substantial
section which concerns itself with a range of foreign nations,
commonly called the "Oracles against the Nations", which form the
focus of this book. These chapters together present the most
up-to-date scholarship on the oracles - an oft-neglected but
significant area in the study of the prophetic literature. The
particular characteristics of Isaiah, Jeremiah (both Masoretic Text
and Septuagint versions), and Ezekiel, are discussed showcasing the
unique issues pertinent to each book and the diverse methods used
to address them. These evident differences aside, the Oracles
Against the Nations are employed as a springboard in order to begin
the work of tracing similarities between the texts. By focusing on
these unique yet common sections, a range of interrelated themes
and issues of both content and method become noticeable: for
example, though not exhaustively, pattern, structure, language,
comparative history, archaeology, sociology, politics, literature,
imagery, theme, theology, and hermeneutical issues related to
today's context. As a result this collection presents a range of
cutting-edge approaches on these key prophetic books, and will
provide a basis for further comparative study and reflection.
Ezekiel has long been considered the most difficult of all the
prophetic books to understand. The prophet's bizarre visions,
extraordinary behaviour, and extravagant imagery have perplexed and
fascinated readers for more than 2,500 years. The prophet has had
an impact not only on theology and the life of Church and
Synagogue, but also on culture, art and architecture. The volume
brings together 15 new essays on Ezekiel's impact by leading
scholars, and they focus on a range of different parts of the book
and periods of reception. Historically they cover the reception of
Ezekiel from the New Testament to the present day, and include both
Jewish and Christian readings of the book. Methodologically, they
offer a wide sample of the different approaches to
reception/history of interpretation current in contemporary
biblical studies.
The volume brings together eight new essays on Amos, which focus on
a range of issues within the book. They represent a number of
different approaches to the text from the text-critical to teh
psychoanalytical, and from composition to reception. Arising out of
a symposium to honour John Barton for his 60th birthday, the essays
all respond, either directly or indirectly, to his Amos's Oracles
Against the Nations, and to his lifelong concern with both ethics
and method in biblical study.
This title includes essays on the reception history of the book of
"Ezekiel", arising from the work of the SBL section "Theological
Perspectives on the Book of Ezekiel". "Ezekiel" has long been
considered the most difficult of all the prophetic books to
understand. The prophet's bizarre visions, extraordinary behaviour,
and extravagant imagery have perplexed and fascinated readers for
more than 2,500 years. The prophet has had an impact not only on
theology and the life of Church and Synagogue, but also on culture,
art and architecture. The volume brings together 15 new essays on
"Ezekiel's" impact by leading scholars, and they focus on a range
of different parts of the book and periods of reception.
Historically they cover the reception of "Ezekiel" from the New
Testament to the present day, and include both Jewish and Christian
readings of the book. Methodologically, they offer a wide sample of
the different approaches to reception/history of interpretation
current in contemporary biblical studies. Over the last 30 years
this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for
cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has
attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series
takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects,
including innovative work from historical and theological
perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more
recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.
The two 'moral worlds' of Jerusalem and exile provide the key to Ezekiel's ethics. The prophet both offers an explanation of the disaster in terms familiar to his hearers' past experience, and provides ethical strategies for coping with the far more limited possibilities of life in Babylonia.
Whereas much recent work on the ethics of the Hebrew Bible
addresses the theological task of using the Bible as a moral
resource for today, this book aims to set Ezekiel's ethics firmly
in the social and historical context of the Babylonian Exile. The
two 'moral worlds' of Jerusalem and Babylonia provide the key.
Ezekiel explains the disaster in terms familiar to his audience's
past experience as members of Judah's political elite. He also
provides ethical strategies for coping with the more limited
possibilities of life in Babylonia, which include the ritualization
of ethics, an increasing emphasis on the domestic and personal
sphere of action, and a shift towards human passivity in the face
of restoration. Thus the prophet's moral concerns and priorities
are substantially shaped by the social experience of deportation
and resettlement. They also represent a creative response to the
crisis, providing significant impetus for social cohesion and the
maintenance of a distinctively Jewish community.
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