Isaiah 57:5-6: Tombs in the Rocks
This paper examines the "tombs in the rocks" of Isa 57:5-6. Weise saw here an example of chiasmus, but paranomasia may provide a better explanation of the prophet's intent. At a later stage a redactor added 57:1-2 to change the confrontation between God and Israel into a contrast betw...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1989
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1989, Volume: 275, Pages: 47-52 |
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Summary: | This paper examines the "tombs in the rocks" of Isa 57:5-6. Weise saw here an example of chiasmus, but paranomasia may provide a better explanation of the prophet's intent. At a later stage a redactor added 57:1-2 to change the confrontation between God and Israel into a contrast between the righteous and the wicked. A study of Iron Age and Persian period tombs makes more explicit the circumstances to which these verses allude and clarifies the nature of the idolatry the prophet condemns. |
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ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1356879 |