Wolf and Lamb as Hyperbolic Blessing: Reassessing Creational Connections in Isaiah 11:6-8
Isaiah 11:6-8 is commonly interpreted as an allusion to a creation paradise characterized by peace among the animals. In this article I offer three arguments to counter such an allusion. First, a blessing that depicts cosmic changes does not fit well with the royal prophecy in verses 1-5, which focu...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2018]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 137, Issue: 2, Pages: 319-337 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 11,6-8
/ Lamb
/ Wolf
/ Hyperbola (Rhetoric)
/ Blessing
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Bible. Isaiah
B Animals B Allusions B Bible. Old Testament B Paradise |
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