A People Tall and Smooth-Skinned: The Rhetoric of Isaiah 18 - Couverture rigide

Høyland Lavik, Marta

 
9789004154346: A People Tall and Smooth-Skinned: The Rhetoric of Isaiah 18
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004154345 ISBN 13 : 9789004154346
Editeur : Brill, 2006

Synopsis

This volume delivers an analysis of the persuasive artistry of Isaiah 18, i.e. how Isa 18 is designed in order to persuade an ancient audience. The analysis is pursued from four angles: the textual design, the motifs, the rhetoric of the text and finally, it is shown how the various strophes within each stanza of Isa 18 relate to one another.
The present analysis demonstrates that Isa 18 is an example of Hebrew rhetoric, and that the text can be read as a coherent whole - even though the majority of scholars analysing Isa 18 have found this chapter confusing. In this volume, it is argued that Isa 18 is shaped in a confusing way in order to make the audience believe that someone else is judged (the Cushites, 18:1-2.7), and not themselves.
This volume sheds new light on the understanding of and old text, and the volume is important for exegetes interested in the persuasive artistry of Isa 18.

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À propos de l?auteur

Marta Høyland Lavik, Dr. theol. (2004), University of Oslo, is Associate Professor in Old Testament Studies at School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger. Her publications show an exegetical interest, and also hermeneutical issues are attended to in her scholarly contributions.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004154345
ISBN 13 
9789004154346
Reliure
Cuir/luxe
Nombre de pages
296
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Personne responsable
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