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
4 - The Lofty City and the Army of the Height
The Archaeology and History of Ramat Raḥel
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2019
- 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
With the exception of the explicitly contrasting reference to Jerusalem in Isa 26:1, all the references to the city (עיר, קריה, אראמון) in Isa 24–27 refer to Ramat Raḥel. The site, identified as biblical Beth Hakkerem, appears to have been the site of a Judahite watchtower before being built up by the Assyrians to serve as an imperial administrative citadel that included a palace and temple. This compound was highly visible to the region and would have been a focal point for local resentment of imperial rule. Within the Josianic edition of what would become the book of Isaiah, passages about the prospect of the citadel’s overthrow were combined with later ones celebrating the liberation of Judah from its authority.
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- The Origins of Isaiah 24–27Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria, pp. 95 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019