A people tall and smooth-skinned : the rhetoric of Isaiah 18 / by Marta Hyland Lavik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lavik, Marta Hyland.

Series:

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 112.

Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, 0083-5889 ; v. 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric in the Bible.

Bible. O.T. Isaiah XVIII--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume delivers an analysis of the persuasive artistry of Isaiah 18, id est 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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter One. Introduction / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Two. Strophe I: 18:1–2 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Three. Strophe II: 18:3 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Four. Strophe III: 18:4 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Five. Strophe IV: 18:5 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Six. Strophe V: 18:6 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Seven. Strophe VI: 18:7 / M. Høyland Lavik

Chapter Eight. Conclusion / M. Høyland Lavik

Bibliography / M. Høyland Lavik

Index Of Authors / M. Høyland Lavik

Index Of Passages / M. Høyland Lavik.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-256 ) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40083-1

9786611400835

90-474-1122-6

OCLC:

427510944

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004154346.i-278 DOI