Divinatory Process in Judah: Mantic Marginalia and the Growth of Isaiah 7,10-17
This article reexamines the growth of Isa 7,10-17 and shows that the pericope features a number of interpretive techniques that are also on display in the contemporaneous letters from Babylonian and Assyrian diviner-scholars to the Assyrian monarch Esarhaddon concerning the meaning of a certain luna...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Biblica
Year: 2020, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 7,10-17
/ Divination
/ Journalistic editing
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article reexamines the growth of Isa 7,10-17 and shows that the pericope features a number of interpretive techniques that are also on display in the contemporaneous letters from Babylonian and Assyrian diviner-scholars to the Assyrian monarch Esarhaddon concerning the meaning of a certain lunar eclipse. These techniques include: 1) the reorientation of the omen’s character; 2) the contemporizing/reinterpretation of terms; and 3) the specific identification of contemporary sovereigns/polities. Ultimately, the author argues that the textual growth of Isa 7,10-17 is best explained not through historical-literary reflection, as has been traditionally maintained, but rather as the result of active divinatory consultation. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.101.1.3287513 |