Iconographic exegesis and Third Isaiah / Izaak J. de Hulster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hulster, Izaak J. de (Izaak Jozias)

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 36.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah, LVI-LXVI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Isaiah, LVI-LXVI.

Physical Description:

xv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2009]

Summary:

Although scholars employ pictorial material in biblical exegesis, the question of how images from the Ancient Near East can contribute to a better understanding of the Bible has been left unanswered. This is the first monograph to outline a historical method for iconographic exegesis. The methodological study includes both responses to important theoretical questions such as "What is an image?" and "What is culture?" and an interdisciplinary exploration of issues of history, art history, archaeology and cultural anthropology.

Contents:

Hermeneutical reflections. The hermeneutical spectrum

Iconography within the hermeneutical spectrum

Theory for a method of iconographic exegesis. Why images?

Key to the chapter

Framework : history, theory and archaeology

Preliminary remarks on images

Culture

Searching for images

Researching images

Relationship of the exegetical and hermeneutical task

Iconography of metaphors. Some mainlines of metaphor theory

Metaphor theory and iconography

Application of the iconographic method of exegesis to Third Isaiah. About part III

Third Isaiah

Yehud in the Persian period

Excursus : pictorial archaeological material

Isaiah 56: 1-8. Isaiah 56: 1-8, the focus on yad

Translation

The meaning of yad in Isaiah 56: 5

Towards the exegesis

Pictorial material for Isaiah 56: 5

Evolution of Isaiah 56: 5

Evaluation and conclusion

Isaiah 60: 1-7. Translation

Light in Isaiah 60:1-7

Pictorial material for Isaiah 60: 1-7

Rosette

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Thematically related studies

The sun

Exegesis of Isaiah 60: 1-7

Isaiah 63: (1) 3-6. Translation

Wine press treading in Isaiah 63

Viticulture as context

Pictorial material for Isaiah 63: 3-6

Exegesis of Isaiah 63: 3-6

Conclusion to Part III

Recapitulation and conclusion. Toward a historical method for iconographic exegesis

Basis for the method

Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-337) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783161500299

3161500296

OCLC:

435633187