Satire in Isaiah’s Tyre Oracle

Most scholars believe that Isaiah’s Tyre Oracle is a prophetic lament. This article argues that Isa. 23.1-14 is best understood as a predictive satirical city-lament. In order to make this case, both prophetic satire and the genre of a city-lament are defined. A translation of Isa. 23.1-14 is follow...

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Main Author: Lessing, R. Reed 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2003
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2003, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-112
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