A Covenant with Death Death in the Iron Age II and Its Rhetorical Uses in Proto - Isaiah

Hays, Christopher B. 1973 -

A Covenant with Death Death in the Iron Age II and Its Rhetorical Uses in Proto - Isaiah Christopher B. Hays, Matthew J. Suriano - U.S.A. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2011 - 445tr. paperback, illustrations 23cm

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.

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Middle East -- Antiquities
Middle East -- Religious life and customs
Bible -- Isaiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

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