Isaiah 39 and the Motif of Human Trust in First Isaiah
A standard view suggests that Isa 39 occupies its present location in chapters 36-39 for ideological reasons, providing a link with exile presupposed in chapters 40-66. Without denying Isa 39’s connection with Isa 40-66, I show that Isa 39 also belongs to the motif of human trust prevalent in First...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2022, Volume: 141, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-120 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 39
/ Bible. Jesaja 36-39
/ Exile
/ Bible. Jesaja 40-66
/ Trust (Motif)
/ Silver
/ Gold
/ Treasure
/ Hezekiah Judah, King
/ Davidites Family
/ Negativity
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Jesaja, 2,30-31
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| Summary: | A standard view suggests that Isa 39 occupies its present location in chapters 36-39 for ideological reasons, providing a link with exile presupposed in chapters 40-66. Without denying Isa 39’s connection with Isa 40-66, I show that Isa 39 also belongs to the motif of human trust prevalent in First Isaiah by tracking the triad "silver, gold, and treasures" in chapters 2, 30-31, and 39. I further argue that chapter 39 was purposefully assigned its current literary location to round off First Isaiah’s political critique of foreign alliances. As a necessary implication, Isa 39 does not present a pious Hezekiah. Instead, First Isaiah ends with a paradigmatic negative version of the Davidic dynasty, highlighting its failure to trust YHWH as the main reason for the reality of exile. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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