From Propaganda to Apocalypse. An Empirical Model for the Formation of Isaiah 24-27

This paper suggests a new empirical model for the formation of Isaiah 24-27 on the basis of the demonstrable redaction and apocalyptic reinterpretations of propagandistic royal literature in the Hellenistic period. It concludes that the core of Isaiah 24-27 is Josianic, and that it only came to be u...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hays, Christopher B. 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Mohr Siebeck [2017]
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Jahr: 2017, Band: 6, Heft: 1, Seiten: 120-144
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bibel. Jesaja 24-27 / Alter Orient / König / Propaganda / Rezeption / Hellenismus / Eschatologie / Apokalyptik
RelBib Classification:HB Altes Testament
NBQ Eschatologie
TC Vorchristliche Zeit ; Alter Orient
weitere Schlagwörter:B Apocalyptic
B Josiah
B Rhetoric
B Royal Propaganda
B Isaiah 24-27
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Zusammenfassung:This paper suggests a new empirical model for the formation of Isaiah 24-27 on the basis of the demonstrable redaction and apocalyptic reinterpretations of propagandistic royal literature in the Hellenistic period. It concludes that the core of Isaiah 24-27 is Josianic, and that it only came to be understood as apocalyptic in the Hellenistic period, possibly through the excision of historical references from the text. A number of texts from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Levant demonstrate the deep ancient Near Eastern roots of Isaiah 24-27's imagery. One of those texts, the "Potter's Oracle" underwent a process of composition and redaction through which it was de-historicized and came to appear "apocalyptic" - a process that may parallel the textual history of Isaiah 24-27.
ISSN:2192-2284
Enthält:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/219222717X15058249085091