
Message and Composition of the Book of Isaiah
An Interpretation in the Light of Jewish Reception History
Antti Laato(Author)
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 2022
Book
Hardback
XI, 331 pages
978-3-11-076163-4 (ISBN)
Description
The study deals with the theological message and composition of the Book of Isaiah and promotes a thesis that an early Jewish reception history helps us to find perspectives to understand them. This study treats the following themes among others:1 Hezekiah as Immanuel was an important theme in the reception as can be seen in Chronicles and Ben Sira as well as in rabbinical writings. The central event which makes Hezekiah such an important figure, was the annihilation of the Assyrian army as recounted in Isaiah 36-37.2 The Book of Isaiah was interpreted in apocalyptic milieu as the Animal Apocalypse and Daniel show. Even though the Qumran writings do not provide any coherent way to interpret Isaianic passages its textual evidence shows how the community has found from the Book of Isaiah different concepts to characterize the division of the Jewish community to the righteous and sinful ones (cf. Isa 65-66).3 Ezra and Nehemiah received inspiration from the theological themes of Isaianic texts of Levitical singers which were later edited in the Book of Isaiah by scribes. The formation of the Book of Isaiah then went in its own way and its theology became different from that in the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
8 s/w Tabellen
10 b/w tbl.
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
613 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-076163-4 (9783110761634)
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Antti Laato
Message and Composition of the Book of Isaiah
An Interpretation in the Light of Jewish Reception History
E-Book
01/2022
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€102.95
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Antti Laato
Message and Composition of the Book of Isaiah
An Interpretation in the Light of Jewish Reception History
E-Book
01/2022
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€102.95
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Person
Antti Laato, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finnland.