Monotheism in late prophetic and early apocalyptic literature / edited by Nathan MacDonald and Ken Brown ; contributors, Reinhard AchenBach [and eleven others].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

MacDonald, Nathan, editor.

Brown, Ken, editor.

AchenBach, Reinhard, contributor.

Conference Name:

Monotheism in Late Prophetic and Early Apocalyptic Literature (Colloquium) (2012 : Universität Göttingen)

Series:

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe ; 72.

Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on early Jewish monotheism ; Volume III.

Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe, 1611-4914 ; 72

Studies of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Group on Early Jewish Monotheism ; Volume III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.

Apocalyptic literature.

Monotheism.

Bible. Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1. Aufl.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discussion of early Jewish monotheism has focused on its origins in earlier Israelite religion, while its development in late prophetic and early apocalyptic literature has received little attention. Yet the reflections of the concept of monotheism in these works are much more diverse than is generally recognized. This literature reflects a lively debate over the implications of Yhwh's supremacy, which extend to the full range of religious and socio-political experience. The authors of this volume explore that diversity by focusing on how particular texts and themes embody and shape the emergi

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""KEN BROWN AND NATHAN MACDONALD: Introduction""; ""ULRICH BERGES AND BERND OBERMAYER: Divine Violence in the Book of Isaiah""; ""Introductory Remarks""; ""1. Divine Violence against Judah and Assyria (Isaiah 1�12)""; ""1.1 Assyria as Yhwh�s Bellicose Instrument (Isaiah 5.25�30; 7.18�20)""; ""1.2 God�s Bellicose Instrument Becoming His Enemy (Isaiah 10.5�27)""; ""2. Divine Violence against Babylon, Foreign Nations and the Cosmos (Isaiah 13�27)""

""2.1 God�s Campaign and Babylon�s Merciless Destruction (Isaiah 13�14)""""2.2 Babylon�s Downfall as Israel�s Deliverance (Isaiah 14)""; ""2.3 The Divine Warrior Punishing the Entire Cosmos (Isaiah 24�27)""; ""3. Divine Violence against Edom (Isaiah 34; 63.1�6) and the Post-Exilic Community (Isaiah 65�66)""; ""3.1 Edom as Nation under the Wrath of God (Isaiah 34)""; ""3.2 Edom Representing the Servant�s Enemies in the Divine Wine Press (Isaiah 63.1�6)""; ""3.3 The Ultimate Separation of Servants and Opponents (Isaiah 65�66)""

""4. Divine Violence in the Book of Isaiah and Beyond � An Outlook""""Bibliography""; ""BERND SCHIPPER: �The City by the Sea will be a Drying Place�: Isaiah 19.1�25 in Light of Prophetic Texts from Ptolemaic Egypt""; ""1. The Structure and Inner-Biblical Allusions of Isaiah 19""; ""1.1 The Structure of Isaiah 19""; ""1.2 Intertextual References""; ""2. Prophecies from Ptolemaic Egypt""; ""2.1 Ptolemaic Prophecies""; ""2.2 Isaiah 19 and Ptolemaic Prophecies""; ""3. Oracles from Alexandria, Heliopolis and Memphis: Isaiah 19 (MT/LXX) and Ptolemaic Prophecies""

""3.1 The Oracle of the Potter and Isaiah 19""""3.2 Heliopolis in Isaiah 19 and the Versions of the Oracle of the Potter""; ""3.3 The Socio-Political Milieu of Isaiah 19 MT and LXX""; ""4. Summary""; ""Bibliography""; ""MARK S. GIGNILLIAT: Who is a God like You? Refracting the One God in Jonah, Micah and Nahum""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Exodus 34.6�7: Yahweh Merciful and Severe""; ""2. Jonah, Micah, Nahum: Eschatological Potentialities""; ""Conclusion: Preliminary Thoughts""; ""Bibliography""; ""LENA-SOFIA TIEMEYER: YHWH, the Divine Beings and Zechariah 1�6""; ""1. Introduction""

""2. What Constitutes a Divine Being?""""3. Zechariah 1.8�17""; ""3.1 Divine Beings in Zechariah 1.8�12""; ""3.2 What does the oracular material in Zechariah 1.7, 13�17 do with the divine beings in the vision account?""; ""4. Zechariah 6.1�8""; ""4.1 Divine Beings in Zechariah 6.1�8""; ""4.2 What does the oracular material in Zechariah 6.9�15 do with the divine beings in the vision account?""; ""5. Zechariah 2.5�9""; ""5.1 Divine Beings in Zechariah 2.5�8a""; ""5.2 What does the oracular material in Zechariah 2.9 do with the divine beings in the vision account?""

""6. Zechariah 3.1�10""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-16-153688-6

OCLC:

905860249