Book contents
- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27
- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Rhetoric of Chaos
- 2 The Royal and Divine Victory Banquet
- 3 Revivification of the Dead as National Deliverance
- 4 The Lofty City and the Army of the Height
- 5 Josiah and the Remains of Israel
- 6 The Language of Isaiah 24–27 in Light of Hebrew Diachrony
- 7 Stirring the Echoes
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
- Ancient Text
Introduction
“Let It Make Peace with Me”: Isaiah 24–27 as Josiah’s Overture to the North
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2019
Book contents
- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27
- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Rhetoric of Chaos
- 2 The Royal and Divine Victory Banquet
- 3 Revivification of the Dead as National Deliverance
- 4 The Lofty City and the Army of the Height
- 5 Josiah and the Remains of Israel
- 6 The Language of Isaiah 24–27 in Light of Hebrew Diachrony
- 7 Stirring the Echoes
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Subject Index
- Ancient Text
Summary
This book presents a new understanding of the composition of Isa 24–27. Originally, these chapters celebrated the crumbling of the Neo-Assyrian empire as an act of divine deliverance and exhorted the former Northern Kingdom to reunite itself with Judah at a moment when that was a plausible choice for the first time in centuries. The withdrawal of Neo-Assyrian forces from the Levant in the 620s would have left the door open for new political ideas, and it would have been quite natural for a Davidic monarch like Josiah to imagine reunifying the kingdoms.
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- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria, pp. 1 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019