Eating in Isaiah : approaching the role of food and drink in Isaiah's structure and message /

In Eating in Isaiah Andrew Abernethy employs a sequential-synchronic approach to explore the role of eating in the structure and message of the book of Isaiah. By focusing on 'scaffolding' chapters (Isaiah 1; 36-37; 55; 65-66), avenues open for exploring how eating operates within the majo...

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Main Author: Abernethy, Andrew T.

Format: eBook

Language: Multiple

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series 131.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389.

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Call Number: BS1515.6.D55 A24 2014

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Repentance, Retribution, and Sovereignty: Eating in Isaiah 1
  • 3 An Imperial-Retributive Schema: Eating in Isaiah 2-35 in Light of Isaiah 1 as an Introduction
  • 4 Imperial Rhetoric and Eating in Isaiah 36-37
  • 5 Comfort Food: Eating in Isaiah 40-55 in Association with Isaiah 1-39
  • 6 In or Out? Eating in Isaiah 65-66 as a Conclusion to Isaiah
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Scripture Index.