First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods / / Matthew J. Lynch.

Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term א-0;י-0;י-1;—usually translated as “idols”— more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Using this linguistic phenomenon as a point of departure, Matthew J. Lynch reexamines the rhetorical strategies of First Isaiah, revealing a stronger monotheizing rheto...

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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 12
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Physical Description:1 online resource (144 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Rhetoric of Exaltation and Abasement in First Isaiah
  • Chapter 2. Yahweh’s Exaltation in Isaiah 2:6–22
  • Chapter 3. Enemy Boasts and Prophetic Response in Isaiah 10
  • Chapter 4. The Folly of the Gods in Isaiah 19
  • Chapter 5. Conclusions and Comparison
  • Appendixes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Scripture