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First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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University Park, PA :
Penn State University Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible ;
12 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 rhetoric than previously recognized.Standard accounts of Israelite religion frequently insist that monotheism reached its apex during the exile, and especially in Deutero-Isaiah. By contrast, Lynch's study brings to light an equally potent mode of monotheizing in First Isaiah. Lynch identifies three related rhetorical tendencies that emphasize yhwh's supreme uniqueness: a rhetoric of avoidance, referring to other deities as idols (א-0;י-0;י-1;) to avoid conferring on them the status of gods (א-0;•3;הי-1;); a rhetoric of exaltation, emphasizing yhwh's truly exalted status in opposition to all that which exalted itself; and a rhetoric of abasement, fully subjugating all other claimants to absolute power-whether human or divine-before the divine king.Succinctly and persuasively argued, Lynch's book will change how biblical scholars understand the nature and development of Israelite monotheism. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781646021321 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754193 9783110753974 9783110745108 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |