The Postexilic Exile in Third Isaiah: Isaiah 61:1-3 in Light of Second Temple Hermeneutics

Gregory, Bradley C.

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“…Likewise, Middlemas (2012) emphasizes how in the ot the term golah functions as an historical term in reference to the sixth century bce , but also ‘with ideological overtones where it becomes wrested from its historical moorings to convey a conceptualization of a certain group’ (p. 68). Second Temple writers, thus, had precedent to loose the term from history and deploy it as an ideological concept and identity marker (see also Gregory 2007: 489-92 for what he calls the ‘theologization’ of exile in Second Temple literature).…”

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The Concept of Exile in Late Second Temple Judaism: A Review of Recent Scholarship

Piotrowski

2017

Currents in Biblical Research

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Before Wright published the first two volumes of his Christian Origins and the Question of God series (1992; 1996) the discussion concerning late Second Temple Jewish concepts of exile was a quiet one. Since then, however, more and more scholars have begun to weigh in. Champions of the theory contend that Second Temple texts convey a matrix of concerns that together demonstrate a Jewish consciousness of being in a state of ongoing exile, notwithstanding the residency in the land of a significant population and a functioning temple. Dissenters argue that these scholars are illegitimately privileging one motif within a highly complex ancient religion, and assigning it a metanarrative role it never truly had. Others contend that 'ongoing' exile is too narrow of a description to account for the diversity of attitudes across several sects. Only recently, though, have major works been produced that thoroughly examine the primary texts in question. In the process, a growing chorus of voices is supporting, with various levels of enthusiasm, the thesis that a significant number of late Second Temple Jewish groups indeed understood themselves to be languishing in some form of exile: ongoing exile since the sixth century bce, in the throes of recurring cycles of exile, or a set of historic realities characterized with exilic metaphors.

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The Concept of Exile in Late Second Temple Judaism: A Review of Recent Scholarship

Piotrowski

2017

Currents in Biblical Research

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“…These 11 chapters have received less attention from scholars, although one might expect increased activity in conjunction with rising interest in the Persian Period. Perhaps the most widespread scholarly interest in Trito‐Isaiah (TI) has been as a witness to postexilic Judean religion (Middlemas 2005; Ruszkowski 2001), theology (Gregory 2007; Lynch 2008; Niskanen 2006), and society (Hammock 2000; Ruszkowski 2000; Tuell 2005). In light of the shortage of uncurated Hebrew texts or Persian inscriptions describing the imperial administration of the province of Yehud, TI is among the biblical texts that shed light on the postexilic situation.…”

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The Book of Isaiah in Contemporary Research

Hays

2011

Religion Compass

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This article surveys scholarship on the book of Isaiah since roughly the start of the 21st century. Noting that theories of the book's formation based on internal textual data have not commanded consensus, it calls for stronger methodological controls for models of composition and redaction, on the basis of comparative data from other ancient Near Eastern texts, especially prophetic texts. Although there has been an outpouring of scholarship from every angle, significant recent trends include centripetal/holistic approaches to the book and study of its reception history.

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“…Jüngling (2003) explains that the spirit of the Lord on the I-speaker of Isaiah 61:1 is a fulfilment of Isaiah 11:2, which promises an outpouring of the spirit. It is also believed that Isaiah 61:1-3 encapsulates some of the oldest material in Trito-Isaiah (Gregory 2007).…”

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‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me’ (Is 61:1): The use of Isaiah 61:1–2 in Luke 4:18–19

Obiorah¹,

Uroko²

2018

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Copious citations of the Old Testament (OT) by the New Testament (NT) writers confirm the continuity of the divine revelation in both parts of the sacred scripture and at the same time underscore the newness of the NT. This is evident in the theological development of the reality of the ‘spirit of the Lord’ from the OT to the NT. In this article the writer traces the development of this biblical concept from its occurrence in the context of Isaiah 61:1–2 to the use of this text in a programmatic passage of Luke 4:18–19. The aim of the research is to shed light on the concept and nature of the spirit of the Lord in its context in Isaiah and the use of this by a NT writer. Both texts are carefully compared, using a literary approach, with the intention to discover how the NT writer used this concept in his presentation of the person and mission of Jesus as a charismatic figure and the anointed of the Lord.

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The Postexilic Exile in Third Isaiah: Isaiah 61:1-3 in Light of Second Temple Hermeneutics

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The Concept of Exile in Late Second Temple Judaism: A Review of Recent Scholarship

The Concept of Exile in Late Second Temple Judaism: A Review of Recent Scholarship

The Book of Isaiah in Contemporary Research

‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me’ (Is 61:1): The use of Isaiah 61:1–2 in Luke 4:18–19

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