Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Legal Ethics
- Part II Narrative Ethics
- Part III Prophetic Ethics
- 11 Religion and Ethics in Isaiah
- 12 Covenant in the Book of Jeremiah
- 13 Ezekiel and Criminal Justice Reform
- 14 Poverty and Social Justice in Micah
- 15 War Violence in Hosea, Amos, and Nahum
- Part IV Wisdom/Poetic Ethics
- Part V Faithful Ethics
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
11 - Religion and Ethics in Isaiah
from Part III - Prophetic Ethics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Legal Ethics
- Part II Narrative Ethics
- Part III Prophetic Ethics
- 11 Religion and Ethics in Isaiah
- 12 Covenant in the Book of Jeremiah
- 13 Ezekiel and Criminal Justice Reform
- 14 Poverty and Social Justice in Micah
- 15 War Violence in Hosea, Amos, and Nahum
- Part IV Wisdom/Poetic Ethics
- Part V Faithful Ethics
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
‘It should never be forgotten that the prophetic demand was religious, and that it sprang from the conception of God’. This essay aims to explore the relationship between religion and ethics, arguing that the ethical appeals in Isaiah were based on and prompted by largely the same conception of God and of religion as appear in the priestly literature of the Pentateuch. First, we sketch from the priestly sources the essence and the interrelatedness of certain key concepts, namely, rituals, holiness, and (im)purity. Second, we investigate the relationship of these concepts to ideas expressed in Isaiah.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics , pp. 163 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Blenkinsopp, J. ‘The Sacrificial Life and Death of the Servant (Isaiah 52:13–53:12)’. VT 66 (2016): 1–14.Google Scholar
Douglas, M. Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Routledge Classics. London: Routledge, [1966] 2002.Google Scholar
Hrobon, B. Ethical Dimension of Cult in the Book of Isaiah. BZAW 418. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2010.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hubert, H. and Mauss, M.. Sacrifice: Its Nature and Function. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1964.Google Scholar
Klawans, J. Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rodd, C. S. Glimpses of a Strange Land: Studies in Old Testament Ethics. OTS. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2001.Google Scholar
Schwartz, B. J. ‘The Bearing of Sin in the Priestly Literature’. Pages 3–21 in Pomegranates and Golden Bells: Studies in Biblical, Jewish and Near Eastern Ritual, Law, and Literature in Honor of Jacob Milgrom. Edited by Wright, D. P., Freedman, D. N., and Hurvitz, A.. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1995.Google Scholar
Williamson, H. G. M. ‘Promises, Promises! Some Exegetical Reflections on Isaiah 58’. WW 19 (1999): 153–60.Google Scholar
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