From Chaos To Restoration: An Integrative Reading Of Isaiah 24-27 (journal For The Study Of The New Testament Supplement)

Annotation This work takes seriously the compositional nature of Isaiah 24-27 and moves beyond the schema established by Bernard Duhm who defined these chapters as a composite of unrelated pericopae. This new approach has enabled new light to be brought to such perennial problems as the identity of the city (or cities), the date of the composition, the structure of the four chapters, the perspective of the composition and the nature of the resurrection alluded to in 26.19. This study concludes that Isaiah 24-27 was written during the exile, a time significantly earlier than is commonly held by critical scholars. The composition exhibits the marks of a coherent and integrated work. It is not apocalyptic in the sense of envisioning the termination of the present age, nor is there any notion of an individual resurrection such as one finds in the book of Daniel 1. Introduction -- Persistent Problems -- The Date Of The Composition And The Identity Of The City -- The Structure Of Isiah 24-27 -- The Perspective Of The Composition -- A New Proposal -- 2. The Return To Chaos (isaiah 24:1-20) -- The Judgment Of Yahweh (24:1-13) -- The Inappropriate Response (24:14-16a) -- The Announcement Of Doom Continued (vv. 162-20) -- Interpretation Of 24:1-20 -- 3. The Victory Of Yahweh (isaiah 24:21-27:1) -- The Relationship Between 24:21ff, And 24:1-20 -- The Triumph Of Yahweh (24:21-23) -- The Song Of Thanksgiving (25:1-5) -- Yahweh's Victory Feast (25:6-10a) -- A Song Of Trust (26:1-6) -- The Lament Of The Community (26:7-19) -- Excursus -- The Defeat Of The Hostile Powers Restated (26:20-27:1) -- 4. The Reunification Of Israel (isiah 27:2-13) -- The Vineyard Song Revisited (27:2-6) -- A Lesson From Israel's Tragic History (27:7-11) -- The Return Of The Exiles (27:12, 13) -- The Relationship Between 27:2-13 And 24:21-27:1 -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix: The Reconstructed Hebrew Text With Translation. Dan G. Johnson. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [137]-142.