Isaiah among the Ancient Near Eastern Prophets

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-16161-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 117, 524 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1007 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

Focusing on the phenomenon of prophecy in the ancient Near East, this study offers a comparison between parts of First Isaiah and the Assyrian prophecies. In the first part, the material from First Isaiah and from seventh-century Assyria is investigated in its own right. The second part is a comparison of the Isaiah tradition in its earliest shape with the prophetic material from seventh-century Assyria. The topics dealt with in the comparison are the interrelation of prophetic oracles and historical events, the functions of the prophets, and the literary development of prophecy. The study shows that ancient Israelite prophecy, of which the historical Isaiah was an exponent, was much in conformity with ancient Near Eastern prophecy in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Jong, Matthijs

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Matthijs J. de Jong, Ph.D. (2006) in Old Testament Studies, Leiden University (the Netherlands) is working at the Netherlands Bible Society and affiliated to the Faculty of Religious Studies at Leiden University.