
Continuity and Discontinuity
Chronological and Thematic Development in Isaiah 40-66
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2014
Book
Hardback
259 pages
978-3-525-53614-8 (ISBN)
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Description
This volume of collected essays focuses on the relationship between the different texts within Isaiah 40-66. It reinvestigates and challenges the traditional division between chapters 40-55 and 56-66 and explores new ways of reading the last 27 chapters of the book of Isaiah. Each article examines Isaiah 40-55 and/or Isaiah 56-66 and highlights continuity and discontinuity within this material.Some contributions belong to the tradition of historical-critical research. They examine existing models of textual development of Isa 40-66 and offer new suggestions. They also explore the interplay between the historical development of the text and its thematic continuity and discontinuity. Is the consistent use of a theme a sign of single authorship? Alternatively, are changes in the way a given issue is treated a sign of multiple authorship? Other contributions explore the final form of Isa 40-66 and suggest reading strategies that do justice to the message of the extant text. Yet other articles make case studies of specific elements of Isa 40-66. What is the significance of these texts for the theological development of the ancient Israelite religion? Further, how do they interact with and transform other texts in the Hebrew Bible?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Göttingen
Germany
Illustrations
with 2 fig.
Dimensions
Height: 23.7 cm
Width: 16 cm
Thickness: 2 cm
Weight
559 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-525-53614-8 (9783525536148)
DOI
10.13109/9783525536148
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Continuity and Discontinuity
Chronological and Thematic Development in Isaiah 40-66
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Persons
Editor
Dr Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Aberdeen.
Hans M. Barstad is professor emeritus in Hebrew Bible and Old Testament Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
Contributions
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berges lehrt alttestamentliche Wissenschaft an der katholisch-theologischen Fakultät der Universität Bonn.
Joachim Schaper is Professor for Old Testament and holds the position of Chair of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen.
Schaper has taught at the universities of Cambridge and Tübingen, and has served in various capacities at the University of Heidelberg, the Freie Universität Berlin, and other institutions. He was the President of the IOSOT in the years 2016-2019 and is ordained in the Lutheran Church.
Dr. Konrad Schmid ist Professor für Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft und Frühjüdische Religionsgeschichte an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich.
Dr Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Aberdeen.