The Problem with Isaiah's So-Called Refrain Poem': A New Look at the Compositional History of Isaiah 9.7-20
This article argues that Isaiah's so-called refrain poem' (Kehrvergedicht) in Isa. 9.7-20 is a composite text, going back to two early prophecies with different concerns. Isaiah 9.7-17* focused originally on the arrogant refusal of the divine word, while Isa. 9.18-20* reflected on the cha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-390 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 9,7-20
/ Literary criticism
/ Journalistic editing
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
compositional history
B glosses B Isaiah 9.7-20 B reinterpretation B Kehrversgedicht B book of Isaiah B Israel B refrain poem |
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| Summary: | This article argues that Isaiah's so-called refrain poem' (Kehrvergedicht) in Isa. 9.7-20 is a composite text, going back to two early prophecies with different concerns. Isaiah 9.7-17* focused originally on the arrogant refusal of the divine word, while Isa. 9.18-20* reflected on the chaotic social circumstances in Samaria in the eighth century. The refrains in vv. 9,1 11cd, 16ef and 20cd were added to these two already connected prophecies at a later stage. The theological summary in v. 12 is yet another addition, closely affiliated with 5.24-25. Unlike v. 12, the refrains do not have the repentance of Israel in view, nor its final destruction, but the fall of Assyria in Isa. 10.5-15, 24-27. The refrains support the theory that the Isaianic collection was formed by means of reusing, restructuring and reinterpreting earlier material. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089216690385 |