Poetry, Catastrophe, and Hope in the Vision of Isaiah by Prof Francis Landy (Eng

Description: Poetry, Catastrophe, and Hope in the Vision of Isaiah by Prof Francis Landy, Francis Landy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Isaiah is one of the longest and strangest of the books of the Hebrew Bible, with an immense influence on the histories of Judaism and Christianity. Francis Landys book concerns the response of poetry to catastrophe, the collapse of a civilization with all its associated structures of power and meaning. Publisher Description The book of Isaiah is one of the longest and strangest books of the Hebrew Bible, composed over several centuries and traversing the catastrophe that befell the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the 8th and 6th centuries BCE. Francis Landys book tells the story of the poetic response to catastrophe, and the hope for a new and perfect world on the other side. The study traces two parallel developments: the displacement of the Davidic promise onto the PersianEmpire, Israel, and the prophet himself; and the transition from exclusively male images of the deity to the matching of male and female prototypes, whereby YHWH takes the place of the warriorgoddess. Poetry, Catastrophe, and Hope in the Book of Isaiah consists of close readings of individual passages in Isaiah, commencing with Chapter One and the problems of beginning, and ending with Deutero-Isaiah, composed subsequent to the Babylonian exile. The volume is arranged thematically as well as sequentially: the first chapter following the introduction concerns gender, the second death, the third the Oracles about the Nations. At the centre there is whatLandy calls the constitutive enigma, Isaiahs commission in his vision to speak so that people will not understand. This renders the entire book potentially incomprehensible; the more we try to understandit, the greater the difficulty. For Landy, this creates a model of reading and writing, the challenge and the risk of going up blind alleys, of trying to make sense of a disastrous world. Isaiahs commission pervades the book. Throughout there is a promise of an age of clarity as well as social and political transformation, which is always deferred beyond the horizon. Hence it is a book without an ending, or with multiple endings. In the final chapters, the author turns to the central ChapterThirty-Three, a mise-en-abyme of the book and a prayer for deliverance, and the issues of exile and the possibility of return. Like every poetic work, particularly in an era of cultural collapse, it isa critique of the past and a hope for a new humanity. Author Biography Francis Landy taught Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible for 31 years (1984-2015) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, in Canada. His area of specialization is the Hebrew Bible, focusing on the literary interpretation of the text. He has published three books and numerous articles, on all areas of the Hebrew Bible, but the book of Isaiah has been his focus for the last twenty years. He has interests in literary and religious studies theory, postmodernism, andKabbalah. He was president of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies in 2009 and 2010, and sits on various editorial boards. He lives in Victoria. Details ISBN 0198856695 ISBN-13 9780198856696 Title Poetry, Catastrophe, and Hope in the Vision of Isaiah Author Prof Francis Landy, Francis Landy Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 512 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:151674062; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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