Newness in Old Testament Prophecy: An Intertextual Study

401 Pages·2014·1.89 MB·English

by  Henk Leene

Newness
in Old Testament Prophecy
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Newness
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An Intertextual Study
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2014
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CONTENTS
Preface.................................................................. xi
Abbreviations........................................................... xiii
I Introduction........................................................ 1
1.1 WhatisNewinProphecy ...................................... 1
1.2 Intertextuality.................................................. 4
II ‘Newness’inthePsalmsonYhwh’sKingship,Deutero-and
Trito-Isaiah......................................................... 11
2.0 Perspective..................................................... 11
PsalmsonYhwh’sKingship......................................... 12
2.1 ANewSong:Psalms96and98 ................................. 12
2.1.1 Psalm96 ................................................ 13
2.1.2 Psalm98 ................................................ 18
2.1.3 ContextualEmbeddingofPsalms96and98 ............ 21
2.1.3.1 ComplementaryNatures ....................... 21
2.1.3.2 DiachronicAspects............................. 29
2.1.4 EnthronementAccordingtoPsalms93–100............. 33
2.1.5 EnthronementandEschatology ........................ 39
Deutero-Isaiah...................................................... 44
2.2 NewandHiddenThings:Isaiah40–55 ......................... 44
2.2.1 Methodology............................................ 44
2.2.2 Isaiah41:14–16........................................... 48
2.2.3 Isaiah42:5–9 ............................................ 50
2.2.4 Isaiah42:10–13........................................... 53
2.2.5 Isaiah43:16–21 .......................................... 54
2.2.6 Isaiah48:1–11 ............................................ 56
2.2.7 ASynchronicApproach................................. 60
2.2.7.1 DramaticProgressioninIsaiah40–55 .......... 60
2.2.7.2 First-Last-Coming-NewinIsaiah41–48......... 62
2.2.8 ADiachronicApproach................................. 70
2.2.8.1 Redaction-CriticalTheoriesonIsaiah40–55 ... 70
2.2.8.2 First-New:RelationswithIsaiah1–39?.......... 74
viii contents
2.2.8.3 RelationswithPsalms96and98 ............... 83
2.2.8.4 InSearchoftheHiddenStructure:
Deutero-IsaiahinDialoguewithPsalms
93–100onYhwh’sKingship ..................... 91
2.2.8.5 Isaiah40–55asaDramaticRetrospective ...... 96
2.2.9 TheServantasPresentTimeEschatology............... 101
Trito-Isaiah......................................................... 113
2.3 ANewHeavenandaNewEarth:Isaiah65 ..................... 113
2.3.1 StructureofIsaiah65 ................................... 114
2.3.2 Isaiah65SetinItsContext.............................. 123
2.3.3 DiachronicQuestions................................... 127
2.3.3.1 Redaction-CriticalDeliberations ............... 127
2.3.3.2 RelativeandAbsoluteDatingofDeutero-and
Trito-Isaiah ..................................... 131
2.3.3.3 RelationswithIsaiah40–55 .................... 134
2.3.4 TheDawnofApocalyptic? .............................. 140
III ‘Newness’inEzekielandJeremiah ................................. 151
3.0 Perspective..................................................... 151
Ezekiel.............................................................. 153
3.1 ANewHeartandaNewSpirit:Ezekiel18and36............... 153
3.1.1 Ezekiel18:21–32 ......................................... 153
3.1.2 Ezekiel36:16–38......................................... 157
3.1.3 TheEmbeddingofEzekiel18and36intheBook ....... 165
3.1.4 DiachronicQuestions................................... 172
3.1.4.1 Papyrus967..................................... 172
3.1.4.2 StratificationofEzekiel36:16–38? .............. 183
3.1.4.3 Ezekiel’sNewnessPassagesinDiachronic
Perspective ..................................... 190
3.1.4.4 AComparisonbetweenEzekiel36andPsalm
51 ............................................... 196
Jeremiah............................................................ 200
3.2 ANewCreationandaNewCovenant:Jeremiah30–31......... 200
3.2.1 Jeremiah31:21–22,23–26 ................................ 200
3.2.2 Jeremiah31:27–30,31–34 ................................ 204
3.2.3 LiteraryStructureofJeremiah30–31 .................... 211
3.2.4 TheEmbeddingofJeremiah30–31:AFewAspects...... 215
contents ix
3.2.5 DiachronicQuestions................................... 234
3.2.5.1 Redaction-CriticalTheoriesonJeremiah
30–31............................................ 234
3.2.5.2 Jeremiah’sPromisesinDiachronicPerspective 240
3.2.5.3 DiachronicRelationsbetweenJeremiahand
Ezekiel.......................................... 252
3.2.5.4 Golah-OrientatedRedaction? .................. 274
IV ‘New’attheCrossroadsofTwoPropheticTraditions............... 281
4.0 RetrospectandPerspective .................................... 281
4.1 RelationsbetweenEzekielandIsaiah40–55 ................... 282
4.2 RelationsbetweenIsaiahandJeremiah30–31.................. 287
4.2.1 Linguistic,GenericandCompositionalAgreements.... 287
4.2.2 DiachronicApproach ................................... 303
4.2.3 ThePromiseoftheNewinIsaiahandJeremiah......... 314
V TheNewasScenarioandProgramme:Conclusion................. 323
5.1 Chronology..................................................... 323
5.2 IntertextualDialogue .......................................... 329
5.2.1 Yhwh-KingshipPsalms,Deutero-andTrito-Isaiah...... 329
5.2.2 EzekielandJeremiah.................................... 334
5.2.3 EzekielandIsaiah,IsaiahandJeremiah................. 345
5.3 Eschatology .................................................... 350
SelectedBibliography................................................... 359
IndexofAuthors........................................................ 373
IndexofBiblicalTexts .................................................. 377