Eating in Isaiah : approaching the role of food and drink in Isaiah's structure and message / Andrew T. Abernethy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abernethy, Andrew T., author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 131.

Biblical Interpretation Series, 0928-0731 ; Volume 131

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Dinners and dining in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

Multiple languages

Summary:

In Eating in Isaiah Andrew Abernethy employs a sequential-synchronic approach to explore the role of eating in the structure and message of the book of Isaiah. By focusing on 'scaffolding' chapters (Isaiah 1; 36–37; 55; 65-66), avenues open for exploring how eating operates within the major sections of Isaiah and how the motif enhances the book's coherence. Furthermore, occurrences of eating in Isaiah create networks of association that grant perspective on significant topics in the book's message, such as Zion, YHWH’s kingship, and YHWH's servants. Amidst growing scholarly interest in food and drink within biblical literature, Eating in Isaiah demonstrates how eating can operate at a literary level within a prophetic book.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1 Introduction

2 Repentance, Retribution, and Sovereignty: Eating in Isaiah 1

3 An Imperial-Retributive Schema: Eating in Isaiah 2–35 in Light of Isaiah 1 as an Introduction

4 Imperial Rhetoric and Eating in Isaiah 36–37

5 Comfort Food: Eating in Isaiah 40–55 in Association with Isaiah 1–39

6 In or Out? Eating in Isaiah 65–66 as a Conclusion to Isaiah

7 Conclusion

Bibliography

Author Index

Scripture Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28086-3

OCLC:

918997404

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004280861 DOI