Edom and Babylon: Archetypal Enemies of God and His People: A Comparative Analysis of Obadiah and Isaiah 13:2–14:23
The similarities between Obadiah and Jer 49:7-22 are well-known and discussed thoroughly in scholarly literature. The thematic and linguistic links associating Edom and Babylon are equally well known and treated, particularly in H.G.M Williamson’s The Book Called Isaiah: Deutero-Isaiah’s Role in Com...
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| Language: | English |
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2022
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Pages: 475-495 |
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Jesaja, Prophet
/ Obadja, Biblical person
/ Deification
/ Exile
/ Hybris
/ Bible. Jeremia 49,7-22
/ Bible. Jesaja 13-14
/ Babylon
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | The similarities between Obadiah and Jer 49:7-22 are well-known and discussed thoroughly in scholarly literature. The thematic and linguistic links associating Edom and Babylon are equally well known and treated, particularly in H.G.M Williamson’s The Book Called Isaiah: Deutero-Isaiah’s Role in Composition and Redaction. However, Edom, as depicted in Obadiah, is seldom mentioned or compared with Babylon in Isa 13-14. Through similarities in motif, linguistics and thematic development, Obadiah intentionally differs from Jer 49:7-22 to cast Edom as a type of Babylon as seen in Isa 13:2-14:23. Thus, Obadiah should not be viewed merely as a variation of Jer 49 but rather as an oracle against Edom in Isaianic style. https://doi.org/10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a7 |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2022/v35n3a7 |