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The characterization of the Assyrians in Isaiah : synchronic and diachronic perspectives / Mary Katherine Y.H. Hom.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 559. | T & T Clark library of biblical studiesPublication details: New York, NY : T & T Clark International, c2012.Description: xiv, 235 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780567631718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0567631710 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 224.106 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1515.52 .H67 2012
Contents:
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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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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