The Origins of Isaiah 24–27: Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria

Christopher B. Hays

doi:10.1017/9781108582360

The Origins of Isaiah 24–27

Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria

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Christopher B. Hays, Fuller Theological Seminary, California

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: June 2019
Print publication year:: 2019
Online ISBN:: 9781108582360
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108582360

Subjects:: Judaism, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion

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Isaiah 24-27 has been an enduring mystery and a hotly contested text for biblical scholars. Early scholarship linked its references to the dead rising to the New Testament. These theories have remained influential even as common opinion moderated over the course of the twentieth century. In this volume, Christopher B. Hays situates Isaiah 24-27 within its historical and cultural contexts. He methodically demonstrates that it is not apocalyptic; that its imagery of divine feasting and conquering death have ancient cognates; and that its Hebrew language does not reflect a late composition date. He also shows how the passage celebrates the receding of Assyrian power from Judah, and especially from the citadel at Ramat Rahel near Jerusalem, in the late seventh century. This was the time of King Josiah and his scribes, who saw a political opportunity and issued a peace overture to the former northern kingdom. Using comparative, archaeological, linguistic, and literary tools, Hays' volume changes the study of Isaiah, arguing for a different historical setting than that of traditional scholarship.

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The Origins of Isaiah 24–27

Josiah's Festival Scroll for the Fall of Assyria

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The Origins of Isaiah 24–27
pp i-ii

The Origins of Isaiah 24–27 - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Epigraph
pp vii-viii

Contents
pp ix-ix

Acknowledgments
pp x-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiii

Introduction
pp 1-23

1 - The Rhetoric of Chaos
pp 24-51

2 - The Royal and Divine Victory Banquet
pp 52-67

3 - Revivification of the Dead as National Deliverance
pp 68-94

4 - The Lofty City and the Army of the Height
pp 95-126

5 - Josiah and the Remains of Israel
pp 127-175

6 - The Language of Isaiah 24–27 in Light of Hebrew Diachrony
pp 176-212

7 - Stirring the Echoes
pp 213-259

Conclusion
pp 260-266

Appendices
pp 267-288

Appendix A: Administrative Seals and the History of Ramat Raḥel
pp 267-273

Appendix B: Catalogue of LBH Features in Prophetic Texts
pp 274-285

Appendix C: The Moab Fragments and the Formation of Isaiah 24–27
pp 286-288

Bibliography
pp 289-321

Index of Modern Authors
pp 322-324

Subject Index
pp 325-327

Ancient Text
pp 328-334

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