TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hom,Mary Katherine Y.H.
TI  - The characterization of the Assyrians in Isaiah: synchronic and diachronic perspectives 
T2  - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies
SN  - 9780567631718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BS1515.52 .H67 2012
U1  - 224.106 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - T & T Clark International
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Isaiah
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Assyria in the Bible
KW  - Assyrians
N1  - Slightly revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge; Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-222) and indexes; Introduction -- The generalization of the Assyrian invasion in 701: diachronic typologization I - Isaiah 1:5-9 -- From Assyrians to Babylonians: diachronic typologization II - Isaiah 5:25-30 -- Assyria and Egypt: sychronic typology I - Isaiah 7:3, 17-25 -- Children and rivers: sign-names and imagery - Isaiah 8:1-10 -- Assyrian "Ultra vires": inner perspectives, imagery synchronic typology II, and poetice devices-Isaiah 10 -- From Egypt to Assyria: synchronic typology III-Isaiah 11:11-16 -- Babylonian supersession I: analogy vs typology and challenging Erlandsson-Isaiah 13-14 -- Future heights: synchronic typology IV and contrast-Isaiah 19:23-25 -- Present realities: particularized depiction and contrast-Isaiah 20:1-6 in the context of Isaiah 18-20 -- "Crux interpretum": diachronic typologization V-Isaiah 21 -- The 'replacement' passage: diachronic typologization VI-Isaiah 23:13 -- Empire and city: synchronic typologyV - Isaiah 27:12-13 in the context of Isaiah 24-27 -- The flood overflows: synchronic typology VI and an agricultural parable-Isaiah 28 -- The great reversal: key terminology and intertextuality-Isaiah 30 -- Reinforcement from another perspective: simile and typological shifts; synchronic typology VII-Isaiah 31:1-9 -- Three oppressors in one: synchronic typology VIII-Isaiah 33 -- Distinctives: the portrayal of the Assyrians in the Isaianic version of the Hezekiah narrative in comparison with Kings and Chronicles-Isaiah 36-39 -- Babylonioan supersession II: synchronic typology IX and analogy-Isaiah 52:1-6 -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: On the subversive nature of the Assyria material in Isaiah
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