Isaiah and imperial context : the book of Isaiah in the times of empire /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2013] ©2013
Description:	xii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Isaiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible -- Postcolonial criticism. Bible. Bible. -- Isaiah. Assyria in the Bible. Bible and politics. Imperialism -- Biblical teaching. Imperialism -- Biblical teaching. Bible and politics. Assyria -- In the Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9896690

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Other authors / contributors:	Abernethy, Andrew T., editor. Brett, Mark G., editor. Bulkeley, Tim, 1948- editor. Meadowcroft, T. J., editor.
ISBN:	9781620326237 162032623X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Contributors
Preface
1. Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Events at Lachish and Jerusalem
2. Eating, Assyrian Imperialism, and Gods Kingdom in Isaiah
3. Isaiah as Colonized Poet: His Rhetoric of Death in Conversation with African Postcolonial Writers
4. Living in Empire: What Purposes Do Assertions of Divine Sovereignty Serve in Isaiah?
5. The Usefulness of a Daughter
6. Zion as Theological Symbol in Isaiah: Implications for Judah, for the Nations, and for Empire
7. Imperial Influence on the Language and Content of Isaiah 40-55
8. Transforming Word and Empire: Isaiah 55:10-11 Considered
9. Isaiah 56-66: An Isaianic and a Postcolonial Reading
10. Imperial Imagination in Isaiah 56-66
11. Redeeming the Earth: Imagining the Folk Songs
12. Responses Negotiating the Tides of Empire
Four Reflections on Isaiah and Imperial Context
Bibliography
Index of Scripture References
Index of Authors

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