Mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah : A Metaphor for Zion Theology.
Title:
Mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah : A Metaphor for Zion Theology.
Author:
Low, Maggie.
ISBN:
9781453911686
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Series:
Studies in Biblical Literature ; v.155
Studies in Biblical Literature
Contents:
Cover -- Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: METHODS -- I. METAPHOR THEORY -- A. DEVELOPMENT OF METAPHOR THEORY -- B. REVIEW OF METAPHOR THEORY IN BIBLICAL STUDIES -- C. APPLICATION OF METAPHOR THEORY IN THIS STUDY -- II. INTERTEXTUALITY -- A. THE THEORY -- B. REVIEW OF METHODS -- C. INTERTEXTUALITY OF DI -- CHAPTER TWO: ZION THEOLOGY IN DEUTERO-ISAIAH -- I. ZION IN DI AND PI -- A. THE ZION TRADITION -- B. SYNCHRONIC STUDIES OF THE BOOK OF ISAIAH -- C. REDACTION THEORIES OF THE BOOK OF ISAIAH -- D. SUPPLEMENTARY THEORIES OF THE BOOK OF ISAIAH -- II. ZION THEOLOGY AND PERSONIFIED ZION IN DI -- A. ZION AS THE HOLY CITY -- B. YHWH AS CREATOR -- C. YHWH AS DEFENDER -- CHAPTER THREE: A SURVEY OF PERSONIFIED ZION: PEOPLE OR PLACE? -- I. ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONTEXT -- II. PERSONIFIED ZION IN THE PROPHETIC TRADITION -- A. ZION/JERUSALEM AS THE PEOPLE - JEREMIAH AND EZEKIEL -- B. ZION AS THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE - LAMENTATIONS -- C. ZION AS THE CITY - PI AND DI -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FOUR: MOTHER ZION'S INNOCENCE -- I. ISAIAH 50:1-3 MOTHER ZION'S SEPARATION -- A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT -- C. ISSUES OF ZION'S INNOCENCE -- II. ISAIAH 49:14-26 MOTHER ZION'S COMPLAINT -- A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT -- C. ISSUES OF ZION'S INNOCENCE -- III. ISAIAH 51:17-52:2 MOTHER ZION'S CUP OF WRATH -- A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT -- C. THE CUP OF WRATH -- IV. ISAIAH 54:1-10 ZION - SINFUL OR SUFFERING WIFE? -- A. Translation -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT -- C. ISSUES OF GUILT -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER FIVE: THE BIRTH OF ZION'S CHILDREN -- I. ISAIAH 49:14-26 WHO HAS BORNE FOR METHESE? -- A. ISA 49:21 THE ONE WHO BORE -- B. ISA 49:15 THE ONE WHO WILL NOT FORGET -- II. ISAIAH 42:10-17 LIKE A WOMAN IN LABOR.
A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, CONTEXT -- C. ISSUES ABOUT BIRTH -- III. ISAIAH 46:1-7 CARRIED FROM THE WOMB -- A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, AND CONTEXT -- C. ISSUES ABOUT PREGNANCY -- VI. ISAIAH 54:1 SING, O BARREN ONE WHO DID NOT BEAR -- A. THE READING THAT ZION GIVES BIRTH -- B. THE READING THAT ZION DOES NOT GIVE BIRTH -- EXCURSUS on ISA 45:9-13 "With What Are You In Labor?" -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER SIX: ZION'S NATIONALISM -- ASSESSMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP -- I. ISAIAH 45:14-17 EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, AND SABEANS IN CHAINS -- A. TRANSLATION -- B. THE UNIT: FORM, STRUCTURE, CONTEXT -- C. THE ISSUES: NATIONS SUBJUGATED TO ZION -- II. ISAIAH 49:22-26 I WILL LIFT MY HAND TO THE NATIONS -- III. ISAIAH 51:21-52:2 THE UNCIRCUMCISED AND UNCLEAN -- IV. ISAIAH 54:3 YOU WILL DISPOSSESS NATIONS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSION -- I. SUMMARY -- II. IMPLICATIONS -- A. HISTORICAL IMPLICATIONS - For Real Mothers -- B. THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS - For Metaphorical Mothers -- C. HERMENEUTICAL IMPLICATIONS - For Other Mothers -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- SCRIPTURE INDEX.
Abstract:
Mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah: A Metaphor for Zion Theology offers the unique perspective that personified mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah is not just a metaphor used for a rhetorical purpose but a cognitive metaphor representing Zion theology, a central theme in the Book of Isaiah. The author deftly combines the methods of metaphor theory and intertextuality to explain the vital but often overlooked conundrum that Zion in Deutero-Isaiah is an innocent mother, unlike the adulterous wife in other prophetic books. This interpretation offers a vital corrective to the view of women in the biblical context. As a result of this usage, Deutero-Isaiah paradoxically presents Yahweh the Creator as the one who gives birth to the people, not mother Zion. This understanding explains the concentration of gynomorphic imagery used for God in this prophetic book, providing a counterbalance to patriarchal perspectives of God. Finally, a fresh insight is offered into the ongoing debate between universalism and nationalism in Deutero-Isaiah, based on the premise that as a symbol of Zion theology, mother Zion represents Yahweh's universal sovereignty rather than a nationalistic ethnicity. Mother Zion in Deutero-Isaiah is an invaluable resource in courses that deal with issues in Isaiah, biblical interpretation, and feminist hermeneutics, especially regarding the feminine personification of Zion and the maternal imagery of God.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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