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A covenant with death : death in the Iron Age II and its rhetorical uses in proto-Isaiah / Christopher B. Hays.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans, c2011.Description: xx, 445 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780802873118 (paperback)
Uniform titles:
  • Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 224/.106 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1199.D34 H39 2015
Other classification:
  • REL006210
Summary: "Shows how ancient Near Eastern attitudes toward death illumine the prophet Isaiah Death is one of the major themes of First Isaiah, although it has not generally been recognized as such. In this work Christopher Hays offers fresh interpretations of more than a dozen passages in Isaiah 5-38 in light of ancient beliefs about death. What especially distinguishes Hays's study is its holistic approach, as he brilliantly synthesizes both literary and archaeological evidence, resulting in new insights. Hays first summarizes what is known about death in the ancient Near East during the Second Iron Age, covering beliefs and practices in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Judah/Israel. He then shows how select passages in the first part of Isaiah employ the rhetorical imagery of death that was part of their cultural context; further, he identifies ways in which these texts break new creative ground"--Other editions: Reprint of (work): Hays, Christopher B., 1973- Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah
Item type: Books
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-407) and indexes.

"Shows how ancient Near Eastern attitudes toward death illumine the prophet Isaiah Death is one of the major themes of First Isaiah, although it has not generally been recognized as such. In this work Christopher Hays offers fresh interpretations of more than a dozen passages in Isaiah 5-38 in light of ancient beliefs about death. What especially distinguishes Hays's study is its holistic approach, as he brilliantly synthesizes both literary and archaeological evidence, resulting in new insights. Hays first summarizes what is known about death in the ancient Near East during the Second Iron Age, covering beliefs and practices in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Judah/Israel. He then shows how select passages in the first part of Isaiah employ the rhetorical imagery of death that was part of their cultural context; further, he identifies ways in which these texts break new creative ground"--