Who Speaks in Isaiah 55.1? Notes on the Communicative Structure in Isaiah 55
Although most exegetes consider God or Lady Wisdom to be the speaker in Isa. 55.1-3, the one who speaks in v. 1 is the personified Lady Zion. She is present in this first scene of the chapter, as an analysis of the enclitic personal pronoun ((see PDFfor character) (v. 5) makes clear. She answers her...
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| Language: | English |
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Sage
2005
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2005, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-92 |
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| Summary: | Although most exegetes consider God or Lady Wisdom to be the speaker in Isa. 55.1-3, the one who speaks in v. 1 is the personified Lady Zion. She is present in this first scene of the chapter, as an analysis of the enclitic personal pronoun ((see PDFfor character) (v. 5) makes clear. She answers her God after being addressed several times in ch. 54 and therefore begins a dialogue which is continued by YHWH himself and closed by a commentator. |
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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: 10.1177/0309089205057781 |