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Title Among the prophets : language, image, and structure in the prophetic writings / edited by Philip R. Davies and David J.A. Clines.

Publication Info. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, [1993]
©1993

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Description 1 online resource (218 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 144
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 144. 0309-0787
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Hearing and seeing : metamorphoses of a motif in Isaiah 1-39 / K.T. Aitken -- On ûmeśôś in Isaiah 8.6 / Marvin A. Sweeney -- Of lions and birds : a note on Isaiah 31.4-5 / Michael L. Barré -- The construction of the subject and the symbolic order : a reading of the last three suffering servant songs / Francis Landy -- Radical images of Yahweh in Isaiah 63 / John F.A. Sawyer -- Ezekiel 16 : abandoned child, bride adorned or unfaithful wife? / M.G. Swanepoel -- Ezekiel 27 and the cosmic ship / John B. Geyer -- Structure, tradition and redaction in Ezekiel's death valley vision / Leslie C. Allen -- In praise of divine caprice : the significance of the Book of Jonah / Alan Cooper -- Jonah : a battle of shifting alliances / Timothy L. Wilt -- Jonah's poem out of and within its context / Athalya Brenner -- The redactional shaping of Nahum 1 for the Book of the Twelve / James Nogalski.
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Summary Prophetic symbolism is one of the key topics of this volume. On Isaiah, John F.A. Sawyer finds radical images of Yahweh, Kenneth T. Aitken looks at the metamorphosis of the key motif of hearing, seeing and understanding, Michael L. Barre examines lions and birds in 31.4-5, and Marvin A. Sweeney re-examines vmes(tm)s in 8.6. The imagery of Ezekiel is explored by Leslie C. Allen (the ''Death Valley'' vision) and M.G. Swanepoel (Ezekiel 16 and female images of Israel), and Alan Cooper and Athalya Brenner write on the book of Jonah. Two essays of more general scope deal with the search for unity i.
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Subject Bible. Prophets -- Language, style.
Bible. Prophets.
Language and languages -- Style.
Bible. Prophets.
Bible. A.T. Prophètes -- Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible. A.T. Prophètes -- Critique textuelle.
Bible. A.T. Petits prophètes -- Critique textuelle.
Bible. A.T. Petits prophètes -- Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible. A.T. -- Critique de la forme.
Hebrew language -- Figures of speech.
Hebrew language -- Figures of speech.
Hebrew language.
Indexed Term Christianity Scriptures Language
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Davies, Philip R.
Clines, David J. A.
Other Form: Print version: Among the prophets. Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, ©1993 185075361X 9781850753612 (DLC) 93139959 (OCoLC)30320780
ISBN 9780567255068 (electronic book)
0567255069 (electronic book)
9781850753612
185075361X