The stele of YHWH in Egypt : the prophecies of Isaiah 18-20 concerning Egypt and Kush / / by Csaba Balogh.

• Superior document: Oudtestamentische studiën = Old Testament studies, v. 60
• Author: Balogh, Csaba, 1975-
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Oudtestamentische studiën ; d. 60.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (412 p.)
• Notes: Revision of the author's thesis--Theological University of the Reformed Churches, Kampen, Netherlands, 2009.

Attempts to reconstruct the compositional history of the book of Isaiah confine themselves mainly to chapters 1-12 and 28-39, supposed to shroud the basic core of any early collection of Isaianic texts. Other investigations which verge on the group of prophecies concerning the nations in Isa 13-23 rarely delve into exegetical details to the extent that the reader of Isaiah would feel convinced to stand here on familiar grounds. Even others, overtly restricted to a small pericope inside Isa 13-23, often neglect the significance of this larger context. This book provides a thorough analysis of Isaiah 18-20, concerned with Egypt and Kush, from the earliest stages to their final contextualisation within the developing corpus of the Isaianic prophecies regarding the nations.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Collections of Foreign Nation Prophecies as Context for Isaiah 13–23 -- Chapter Three Reconstructing the Broken Stele of Yhwh: The Foreign Nation Prophecies of Isaiah 13–23 as Context for Isaiah 18–20 -- Chapter Four Lands of Riddles: The Analysis of Isaiah 18 -- Chapter Five From Chaos to Covenant: The Analysis of Isaiah 19 -- Chapter Six Naked Truth: The Analysis of Isaiah 20 -- Chapter Seven Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Non-Biblical References.