Reflections of empire in Isaiah 1-39 : responses to Assyrian ideology / / by Shawn Zelig Aster |
Autore | Aster Shawn Zelig |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Atlanta, Georgia : , : SBL Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations, map |
Collana | Ancient Near East monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Ideology - Assyria
Ideology Religion |
Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
ISBN |
9780884142720
0884142728 9780884142737 0884142736 9781628372014 162837201X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Conclusion Chapter 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 31:6-9 Chapter 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 Pivot Chapter 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 Conclusion Chapter 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 Cited |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910586600503321 |
Aster Shawn Zelig
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Atlanta, Georgia : , : SBL Press, , [2017] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reflections of empire in Isaiah 1-39 : responses to Assyrian ideology / / by Shawn Zelig Aster |
Autore | Aster Shawn Zelig |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Atlanta, Georgia : , : SBL Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations, map |
Collana | Ancient Near East monographs |
Soggetto topico |
Ideology - Assyria
Ideology Religion |
Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
ISBN |
9780884142720
0884142728 9780884142737 0884142736 9781628372014 162837201X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Conclusion Chapter 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 31:6-9 Chapter 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 Pivot Chapter 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 Conclusion Chapter 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 Cited |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996483571903316 |
Aster Shawn Zelig
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Atlanta, Georgia : , : SBL Press, , [2017] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Religion and Ideology in Assyria / / Beate Pongratz-Leisten |
Autore | Pongratz-Leisten Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Collana | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) |
Soggetto topico | Ideology - Assyria |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-61451-954-4
1-61451-426-7 |
Classificazione | BE 6402 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dynamics of Cultural Regions and Traditions in Mesopotamia and the Rise of Assyrian Cultural Discourse -- 3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition -- 4. Empire as Cosmos, Cosmos as Empire -- 5. Narratives of Power and the Assyrian Notion of Kingship -- 6. Administrator, Hunter, Warrior: The Mythical Foundations of the King’s Role as Ninurta -- 7. The King’s Share in Divine Knowledge -- 8. Between the Fictive and the Imaginary -- 9. The Individual Ruler as a Model for Kingship: Rethinking Ancient Historiography -- 10. The Reinvention of Tradition: The Assyrian State Rituals -- 11. The Voice of the Scholar -- Appendix -- Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464457903321 |
Pongratz-Leisten Beate
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religion and Ideology in Assyria / / Beate Pongratz-Leisten |
Autore | Pongratz-Leisten Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Collana | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) |
Soggetto topico | Ideology - Assyria |
ISBN |
1-61451-954-4
1-61451-426-7 |
Classificazione | BE 6402 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dynamics of Cultural Regions and Traditions in Mesopotamia and the Rise of Assyrian Cultural Discourse -- 3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition -- 4. Empire as Cosmos, Cosmos as Empire -- 5. Narratives of Power and the Assyrian Notion of Kingship -- 6. Administrator, Hunter, Warrior: The Mythical Foundations of the King’s Role as Ninurta -- 7. The King’s Share in Divine Knowledge -- 8. Between the Fictive and the Imaginary -- 9. The Individual Ruler as a Model for Kingship: Rethinking Ancient Historiography -- 10. The Reinvention of Tradition: The Assyrian State Rituals -- 11. The Voice of the Scholar -- Appendix -- Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996234834403316 |
Pongratz-Leisten Beate
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Religion and Ideology in Assyria / / Beate Pongratz-Leisten |
Autore | Pongratz-Leisten Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Collana | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) |
Soggetto topico | Ideology - Assyria |
Soggetto non controllato |
Assyria
Religion ideology |
ISBN |
1-61451-954-4
1-61451-426-7 |
Classificazione | BE 6402 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dynamics of Cultural Regions and Traditions in Mesopotamia and the Rise of Assyrian Cultural Discourse -- 3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition -- 4. Empire as Cosmos, Cosmos as Empire -- 5. Narratives of Power and the Assyrian Notion of Kingship -- 6. Administrator, Hunter, Warrior: The Mythical Foundations of the King’s Role as Ninurta -- 7. The King’s Share in Divine Knowledge -- 8. Between the Fictive and the Imaginary -- 9. The Individual Ruler as a Model for Kingship: Rethinking Ancient Historiography -- 10. The Reinvention of Tradition: The Assyrian State Rituals -- 11. The Voice of the Scholar -- Appendix -- Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788819403321 |
Pongratz-Leisten Beate
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Religion and Ideology in Assyria / / Beate Pongratz-Leisten |
Autore | Pongratz-Leisten Beate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 p.) |
Disciplina | 950 |
Collana | Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) |
Soggetto topico | Ideology - Assyria |
Soggetto non controllato |
Assyria
Religion ideology |
ISBN |
1-61451-954-4
1-61451-426-7 |
Classificazione | BE 6402 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dynamics of Cultural Regions and Traditions in Mesopotamia and the Rise of Assyrian Cultural Discourse -- 3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition -- 4. Empire as Cosmos, Cosmos as Empire -- 5. Narratives of Power and the Assyrian Notion of Kingship -- 6. Administrator, Hunter, Warrior: The Mythical Foundations of the King’s Role as Ninurta -- 7. The King’s Share in Divine Knowledge -- 8. Between the Fictive and the Imaginary -- 9. The Individual Ruler as a Model for Kingship: Rethinking Ancient Historiography -- 10. The Reinvention of Tradition: The Assyrian State Rituals -- 11. The Voice of the Scholar -- Appendix -- Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808877203321 |
Pongratz-Leisten Beate
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2015] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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