The role of Zion/Jerusalem in Isaiah 40-55 : a corpus-linguistic approach / by Reinoud Oosting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oosting, Reinoud.

Series:

Studia Semitica Neerlandica 59.

Studia Semitica Neerlandica, 0081-6914 ; v. 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jerusalem in the Bible.

Bible. Isaiah, XL-LV--Criticism, Textual.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Role of Zion/Jerusalem in Isaiah 40–55: A Corpus-Linguistic Approach Reinoud Oosting offers a linguistic and literary analysis of the Biblical Hebrew text of Isaiah 40-55, focusing on the depiction of Zion/Jerusalem in these chapters. The analysis shows that the designations 'Zion' and 'Jerusalem' are not used interchangeably but are instead two sides of the same coin. The name 'Zion' is related to the return of the Israelite exiles from Babylon, while the name ‘Jerusalem’ is related to the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem. Concentrating on the linguistic and literary features of Isaiah 40-55, Reinoud Oosting proves that the signals in the text are extremely helpful for current readers to grasp the meaning of this ancient text.

Contents:

Preliminary material

Introduction

On Method

Linguistic Analyses

The Participant Zion/Jerusalem

Conclusions

Syntactic Patterns of Nominal Clauses

Syntactic Patters Of Verbal Clauses

Bibliography

Index Of Authors

Index of Biblical References.

Notes:

Revised thesis (doctoral) - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2011.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283854429

1283854422

9789004241480

9004241485

OCLC:

820116717

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004241480 DOI