Ambiguity, tension, and multiplicity in Deutero-Isaiah / Hyun Chul Paul Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Hyun Chul Paul, 1965-

Series:

Studies in biblical literature ; v. 52.

Studies in biblical literature ; v. 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV.

Physical Description:

xvi, 289 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, [2003]

Contents:

1 History of Research 3

Review of Scholarship 6

Medieval Jewish Exegesis 6

Late Nineteenth Century 8

1920-1950s 9

1960-1970s 20

1980-1990s 31

Summary Analysis 39

2 Subject and Method 41

Subject: Problem 41

Methods 42

Texts 43

Selection of Texts 51

Part 2 Texts and Concepts

3 "A Light of the Nations" (Isaiah 42:1-13) 55

Structural Analysis 56

Isaiah 42:1-4 59

"A Crushed Reed" and "A Dim Wick" 66

Isaiah 42:5-9 70

Multiplicity of the Servant 73

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Isaiah 42:10-13 98

4 "Cyrus, My Shepherd" (Isaiah 44:24-45:8) 103

Structural Analysis 104

Isaiah 44:24-28 106

Creation, History, and Word of YHWH 107

Cyrus and Jerusalem/Judah 115

Isaiah 45:1-8 120

Cyrus as YHWH's Shepherd and Anointed 120

Three Purposes of YHWH's Actions 131

5 "They Shall Bring Your Sons" (Isaiah 49:22-26) 149

Structural Analysis 149

Isaiah 49:22-23 151

Key Phrases and Intertextual Implications 151

Isaiah 49:24-26 163

6 "Listen to Me ... Seekers of YHWH" (Isaiah 51:1-8) 173

Structural Analysis 174

Isaiah 51:1-3 177

Who are the Addressees? 177

Election, Progeny, and the Land 186

Isaiah 51:4-6 197

Isaiah 51:7-8 200

Part 3 Hermeneutical Assessment

7 Ambiguity, Tension, and Multiplicity 205

Synchronic Diversity and Diachronic Traces 205

Ambiguity, Tension, and Multiplicity 208

Universalism and Particularism 210

Redefining 210

Reevaluating 213

Reconsidering 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-276) and indexes.

ISBN:

0820462136

OCLC:

52203245