The Conflict Between Israelite Prophecy and Babylonian Astronomy Isa 44-25 and 47
| Autor: | Erwich, C.M. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Texts and Traditions |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Zdroj: | Erwich, C M 2015, ' The Conflict Between Israelite Prophecy and Babylonian Astronomy Isa 44-25 and 47 ', HIPHIL Novum, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 24-36 . < http://ww.see-j.net/hiphil/ojs-2.3.3-3/index.php/hiphil/article/view/66 > HIPHIL Novum, 2(1), 24-36. Bibliotheca classica Petropolitana |
| ISSN: | 2156-2253 |
| Popis: | Isa 44:25 and 47 refer to astronomy and divination. On the basis of these references some theories place the anti-Babylonian polemic of Isa 47 in the atmosphere of Nabonidus’ conflict with his priests over the moon goddess Šin. This article rejects that Deutero-Isaiah’s authors had specific knowledge of either Babylonian cultic practices or the religious and political situation under the reign of Nabonidus. Instead, it is proposed that Deutero-Isaiah wrote its polemic against Babylonian ideas of communicating with the divine from a Judahite setting. This conflict between Israelite prophecy and Babylonian mantic practices can be reduced to four factors: only YHWH fulfills his plans; Babylonian instrumental divination versus Israelite intuitive prophecy; divinatory wisdom is foolish; YHWH saves. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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