First Isaiah and the disappearance of the gods /

Lynch, Matthew, 1979-

First Isaiah and the disappearance of the gods / [print] Matthew J. Lynch. - University Park, Pennsylvania : Eisenbrauns, (c)2021. - xiv, 126 pages : tables ; 23 cm. - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 12 . - Critical studies in the Hebrew Bible ; 12. .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Rhetoric of exaltation and abasement in First Isaiah -- Yahweh's exaltation in Isaiah 2:6-22 -- Enemy boasts and prophetic response in Isaiah 10 -- The folly of the gods in Isaiah 19 -- Conclusions and comparison.

"Examines the rhetorical strategies behind the monotheizing rhetoric of First Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible"--

9781575068398

2021008067


Bible.--Isaiah, I-XXXIX--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Rhetoric in the Bible.
Monotheism.

BS1515.L987.F577 2021