Isaiah 12 and the Composition of the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah 12 has close phraseological links with the preceding chapters, with chapters 40-55, and with the Psalms (including Exodus 15). This suggests that it was composed deliberately for its present location and that the apparent lack of unity within the chapter should not be explained by the common...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2017]
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-119 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 12
/ Literary criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Isaiah 12
B Fortschreibung B Composition History B Talmud Criticism B Eschatological Hymn of Praise |
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| Summary: | Isaiah 12 has close phraseological links with the preceding chapters, with chapters 40-55, and with the Psalms (including Exodus 15). This suggests that it was composed deliberately for its present location and that the apparent lack of unity within the chapter should not be explained by the common hypothesis that it drew on two separate previously-existing psalms. Text-critical evidence suggests that verse 4 should be read as singular, not plural, so leaving verse 3 as isolated in this regard, a feature joined with the observation that verse 3 is the only one not to have close parallels elsewhere. The suggestion is therefore explored that it is a later Fortschreibung on the "salvation" mentioned twice in verse 2, encouraging the readers to draw on the teachings of the book of Isaiah. The place and function of the remainder of the chapter as a unity within the wider book, including especially chapters 40-55, are then explained. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/219222717X15058249085082 |