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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782308603321

Autore

Jong Matthijs J. de

Titolo

Isaiah among the ancient Near Eastern prophets [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of the earliest stages of the Isaiah tradition and the Neo-Assyrian prophecies / / by Matthijs J. de Jong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2007

ISBN

1-281-93640-5

9786611936402

90-474-2261-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 p.)

Collana

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, , 0083-5889 ; ; v. 117

Disciplina

224/.1067

Soggetti

Prophecy

Prophets

Prophecy - Judaism

Assyro-Babylonian literature - Relation to the Old Testament

Assyria Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-496) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter One. Introduction / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Two. The Isaiah Tradition In The Assyrian Period / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Three. The Assyrian Prophecies / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Four. Prophecy In Its Historical Setting / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Five. Functions Of The Prophets / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Six. From Prophecy To Literature / M.J. De Jong -- Chapter Seven. Summary And Conclusions / M.J. De Jong -- Schema Of The Development Of The Isaiah Tradition / M.J. De Jong -- Bibliography / M.J. De Jong -- Abbreviations / M.J. De Jong -- Index Of Texts / M.J. De Jong -- Index Of Subjects / M.J. De Jong.

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the phenomenon of prophecy in the ancient Near East, this study offers a comparison between parts of First Isaiah and the Assyrian prophecies. In the first part, the material from First Isaiah and from seventh-century Assyria is investigated in its own right. The second part is a comparison of the Isaiah tradition in its earliest shape with the prophetic material from seventh-century Assyria. The topics



dealt with in the comparison are the interrelation of prophetic oracles and historical events, the functions of the prophets, and the literary development of prophecy. The study shows that ancient Israelite prophecy, of which the historical Isaiah was an exponent, was much in conformity with ancient Near Eastern prophecy in general.