06129oam 2200733I 450 991058660050332120211221071927.09780884142720(ebook)0884142728(ebook)9780884142737(hardcover)0884142736(hardcover)9781628372014(paperback ;alk. paper)162837201X(paperback ;alk. paper)(OCoLC)1019910466(OCoLC)1008976480(OCoLC)1008984350(OCoLC)1088562916(EXLCZ)992436851990004120180119h20172017 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReflections of empire in Isaiah 1-39 responses to Assyrian ideology /by Shawn Zelig AsterAtlanta, Georgia :SBL Press,[2017]©20171 online resource illustrations, mapAncient Near East monographs ;no. 199780884142737 0884142736 9781628372014 162837201X Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-345) and indexes.Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter One Introduction: The Assyrian Empire and the Study of Isaiah 1-39 -- 1 The Empire Rises and the Dominated Respond -- 2 Outline of the Book -- 3 Assyrian Imperial Ideology -- 4 Conveying Assyrian Imperial Ideology -- 5 The Origins of Passages from Isa 1-39 in the Assyrian Period: Thematic vs. Linguistic Approaches -- 6 Contemporary Scholarship, Redaction, and the "Eighth-Century Core" of Isaiah 1-39 -- 7 Periodization and Its Pitfalls: An Alternative to Barth's Approach -- 8 The Inscriptional Bible and the "God Idea Broad Enough to Stand up to Empire"Chapter Two Isaiah 6: A Demand for "Cognitive Re-Processing" of Visual Propaganda -- 1 Historical Introduction -- 2 Why Begin With Isaiah 6? -- 3 The Throne Room of Assurnasirpal II at Calah -- 4 The Judahite Ambassadors to Calah -- 5 Rhetorical Analysis of Isaiah 6:1-13 -- 6 The "Educational Theology" of the "Throne Room Vision"Chapter Three Assyria as Theological Catalyst: Prophecies Related to the Syro-Ephraimite Crisis and the Campaign of Tiglath-pileser III to Philistia -- 1 Historical Background of the Syro-Ephraimite Crisis -- 2 Political Advice in Isaiah 7:1-16 -- 3 The Sign in Isaiah 7:14-16 -- 4 The Warning in Isaiah 7:17 -- 5 Reworking Assyrian Motifs and Ideology in Isaiah 7:18-20 -- 6 Reworking Assyrian Motifs in 8:5-8 and 8:11-13 -- 7 Isaiah 19:1-14 -- 8 Egypt, Israel, and Assyria in Isaiah 19:19-26 -- 9 ConclusionChapter Four How Jerusalem Differs from Philistia: Isaiah 14:28-32 and Isaiah 31 -- Theological Interpretations of Geography and Political Lessons -- 1 The Geographical Influence on Assyrian Policy -- 2 Assyrian Motifs in Isaiah 14:28-32 and the Date of the Passage's Composition -- 3 Isaiah 14:28-32 and the Development of "Zion Theology" -- 4 Historical Background: Egypt, Philistia, and Assyria from Tiglath-Pileser III to 720 BCE -- 5 Historical Background: Egypt, Philistia, and Assyria from 717 to 712/711 BCE -- 6 Isaiah 31:1-5 -- 7 The Theology of Isaiah 31:1-5 and Its Place in the Development of "Zion Theology" -- 8 Isaiah 31:6-9Chapter Five God's Plan to Curb Assyria -- Isaiah 10:5-34 -- 1 Introduction to the Clash of Titans -- 2 After 712 BCE: Historical Background to Isaiah 10:5-19 and 10:24-27 -- 3 Hezekiah's Brinksmanship and Changes in Local Attitudes to Assyria in the Reign of Sargon II -- 4 Isaiah 10:9 as a Key to the Date of the Literary Unit -- 5 Isaiah 10:5-15 as a Literary Unit -- 6 Background to Isaiah 10:12-14: The Letter to the Gods Describing the Eighth Campaign of Sargon II -- 7 Isaiah 10:15 and Sargon's Letter -- 8 Historical Summary of Isaiah 10:5-15 -- 9 Isaiah 10:16-19 -- 10 Isaiah 10:20-23 -- 11 Isaiah 10:24-26 -- 12 Isaiah 10:28-34 -- 13 Isaiah 11:1-10 -- 14 Isaiah 10:5-34 as a Theological PivotChapter Six Snatching Theological Victory from the Jaws of Military Defeat: Isaiah's Narrative of Sennacherib's Campaign -- 1 Isaiah 14:4-21 -- 2 The Events of 701 BCE: A Single Campaign and a Single Siege -- 3 Source "B" As an Isaian Composition -- 4 Hezekiah's Prayer: Isaiah 37:15-20 -- 5 The Cosmic Combat Motif in Source B -- 6 The Attack on Assyrian Ideology in Isaiah 37:24-26 -- 7 The Cutting Down of Lush Trees in the Mountains -- 8 The Ascent to the Mountains with Chariots and the Water There -- 9 The Drying Up of Watercourses by Means of Feet -- 10 The Response to Assyria's Boasts in Isaiah 37:26-27 -- 11 ConclusionChapter Seven After All Ends, He Alone Rules and Is Feared -- 1 A Move to Theological Introspection -- 2 Isaiah 1:2-20 -- 3 Isaiah 2:2-4 -- 4 Isaiah 2:5-22 -- 5 Parallels Between Isaiah 2:5-22 and the Neo-Assyrian Campaigns -- 6 The Theological Response in Isaiah 2:5-22 -- Chapter Eight Conclusion: Theology, Politics, and History in Isaiah 1-39 -- 1 Assessing the Argument -- 2 Theology Grounded in History, But Not Limited in History -- Bibliography -- Index to Authors Cited -- Index to Biblical Passages Cited -- Index to Akkadian Passages Cited -- Index to Toponyms CitedAncient Near East monographs ;v. 19.IdeologyAssyriaIdeologyfast(OCoLC)fst00966915Religionfast(OCoLC)fst01093763AssyriaReligionMiddle EastAssyriafastCriticism, interpretation, etc.fastIdeologyIdeology.Religion.Aster Shawn Zelig1252856CFTCFTYDXZYULNTOCLCQDLCCHVBKJ9UOCLCOOCLCFXII9910586600503321Reflections of empire in Isaiah 1-392904634UNINA