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1 online resource (xii, 522 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 117
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Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 117.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-496) and indexes. |
Contents |
Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; Chapter One Introduction; PART ONE; Chapter Two The Isaiah Tradition in the Assyrian Period; Chapter Three The Assyrian Prophecies; PART TWO; Chapter Four Prophecy in its Historical Setting; Chapter Five Functions of the Prophets; Chapter Six From Prophecy to Literature; CONCLUSION; Chapter Seven Summary and Conclusions; Schema of the Development of the Isaiah Tradition; Bibliography; Abbreviations; Index of Texts; Index of Subjects. |
Summary |
Offering a comparison between the earliest parts of the book of Isaiah and the Assyrian prophecies, this book maintains that ancient Israelite prophecy, of which Isaiah was an exponent, was much in conformity with ancient Near Eastern prophecy in general. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Bible. Isaiah, I -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Isaiah, I -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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Bible. |
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Prophecy -- Comparative studies.
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Prophecy. |
Genre/Form |
Comparative studies.
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Prophets -- Comparative studies.
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Prophets. |
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Prophecy -- Judaism.
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Prophecy -- Judaism. |
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. |
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Assyria -- Religion.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Jong, Matthijs J. de. Isaiah among the ancient Near Eastern prophets. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2007 (DLC) 2007038849 |
ISBN |
9789047422617 (electronic book) |
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9047422619 (electronic book) |
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9004161619 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789004161610 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789004161610 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004161610.i-524 |
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