Isaiah 40.13, the Masoretes, Syntax and Literary Structure: A Rejoinder to Reinoud Oosting
This study discusses Isa. 40.13, as interpreted in a recent article by Reinoud Oosting (JSOT 32 [2008]: 353-82). In his work, Oosting presented a new interpretation of the Isaiah text, arguing that the accentuation of the verse suggests that the Masoretes misinterpreted the text as a question and an...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2009
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Further subjects: | B
yiqtol / qatal
B structural analysis B Masoretic accentuation B Poetry B corpus-linguistics |
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| Summary: | This study discusses Isa. 40.13, as interpreted in a recent article by Reinoud Oosting (JSOT 32 [2008]: 353-82). In his work, Oosting presented a new interpretation of the Isaiah text, arguing that the accentuation of the verse suggests that the Masoretes misinterpreted the text as a question and answer: `Who has directed the spirit? Yhwh!' It is demonstrated that Oosting's representation of the Masoretic accentuation and its meaning is based on a misunderstanding. Moreover it is argued that the classical interpretation of the Hebrew text, rendering the text—`Who has measured the spirit of Yhwh, and [who is] his counsellor, that has made him know?'—which is rejected by Oosting, is based on solid ground and should be preferred. |
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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: 10.1177/0309089209105689 |