02475cam a2200373 i 4500 18745864 AUA.1 20250211123419.0 150817r20152011miu b 001 0 eng 2015019231 9780802873118 (paperback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc aw----- BS1199.D34 H39 2015 224/.106 23 REL006210 bisacsh Hays, Christopher B., 1973- author. Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah A covenant with death : death in the Iron Age II and its rhetorical uses in proto-Isaiah / Christopher B. Hays. Grand Rapids, MI : Cambridge, U.K. : William B. Eerdmans, c2011. xx, 445 pages ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-407) and indexes. "Shows how ancient Near Eastern attitudes toward death illumine the prophet Isaiah Death is one of the major themes of First Isaiah, although it has not generally been recognized as such. In this work Christopher Hays offers fresh interpretations of more than a dozen passages in Isaiah 5-38 in light of ancient beliefs about death. What especially distinguishes Hays's study is its holistic approach, as he brilliantly synthesizes both literary and archaeological evidence, resulting in new insights. Hays first summarizes what is known about death in the ancient Near East during the Second Iron Age, covering beliefs and practices in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Judah/Israel. He then shows how select passages in the first part of Isaiah employ the rhetorical imagery of death that was part of their cultural context; further, he identifies ways in which these texts break new creative ground"-- Bible. Isaiah, I-XXXIX Criticism, interpretation, etc. Death in the Bible. Iron age Middle East. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament. bisacsh Middle East Antiquities. Reprint of (work): Hays, Christopher B., 1973- Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2011] (DLC) 2011518459 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BS 1199 .D34 H39 2015 24973 24973 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2025-02-11 Bought by JTL 42.38 AUA27784 1 BS 1199 .D34 H39 2015 AUA27784 2025-05-05 08:46:35 2025-04-29 42.38 2025-02-11 BOOK