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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785247203321

Autore

Tiemeyer Lena-Sofia <1969->

Titolo

For the comfort of Zion [[electronic resource] ] : the geographical and theological location of Isaiah 40-55 / / by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-94893-8

9786612948930

90-04-18955-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Collana

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; ; v. 139

Disciplina

224/.1206

Soggetti

Jerusalem In the Bible

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / L. Tiemeyer -- Preliminary Matters / L. Tiemeyer -- 1. Authorship, Dating, Redactional Development And Final Form / L. Tiemeyer -- 2. Life In Judah And Babylonin The Sixth Century BC / L. Tiemeyer -- 3. Isaiah 40–55 And Babylonian Influence / L. Tiemeyer -- 4. A Judahite Perspective In Isaiah 40–55 / L. Tiemeyer -- 5. The Exodus Motif And The Journey Through The Wilderness Motif / L. Tiemeyer -- 6. Isaiah 40–55 As A Judahite Reading Drama: Preliminary Issues / L. Tiemeyer -- 7. Jacob-Israel In Isaiah 40–55 / L. Tiemeyer -- 8. Zion-Jerusalem In Isaiah 40–55 / L. Tiemeyer -- 9. God, The Prophet And The Servant—Competing Judahite Perspectives / L. Tiemeyer -- 10. Isaiah 40:1–11—The Prologue Of Isaiah 40–55 / L. Tiemeyer -- 11. Isaiah 40–55 And Lamentations / L. Tiemeyer -- Concluding Remarks / L. Tiemeyer -- Bibliography / L. Tiemeyer -- Source Index / L. Tiemeyer -- Author Index / L. Tiemeyer -- Subject Index / L. Tiemeyer.

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph seeks to determine the geographical provenance of Isaiah 40-55. It reassesses past research pertaining to Babylonian influence and reexamines the claims that all or parts of Isaiah 40-55 reflect the concerns of the exilic community in Babylon. It further challenges the prevalent view that the return of the exiles is of central concern in Isaiah 40-55, and instead proposes that Jerusalem and her imminent restoration is its focal point. It interprets Isaiah 40-55 as a



polyvalent text that allows multiple and often contradictory views regarding Jerusalem’s current suffering. The monograph investigates these views, understood to represent the opinons of different segments of the target audience of Isaiah 40-55, with the aim of determining their geographical and theological locations.