The Opponents of Third Isaiah: Reconstructing the Cultic History of the Restoration

by Brooks Schramm

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 1995

Overview

In several places in Isaiah 56–66 a group of Israelites is accused of engaging in various forms of aberrant religious practice: the sacrifice of children, the eating of swine, participation in fertility rites, the practice of necromancy, offering sacrifice to deities known as Gad and Meni, and a host of other things. Who are these people? Certainly not the Zadokite priesthood, as Paul Hanson claimed in his The Dawn of Apocalyptic. More likely argues Schramm, they are simply traditional syncretistic Yahwists.

Key Features

• Examines the composition, meaning, and interpretive challenges in Isaiah
• Discusses questions of authorship, historicity, and canonicity
• All Scripture references linked to the Hebrew texts and English Bible translations in your library

Product Details

• Title: The Opponents of Third Isaiah: Reconstructing the Cultic History of the Restoration
• Author: Brooks Schramm
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 216

About Brooks Schramm

Professor Schramm received a B.A. in German and History from Texas A&M University in 1979, an M.Div. from Wartburg Theological Seminary in 1984, and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of Chicago in 1993. He served as Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Augusta, Illinois, from 1987-1994. He was called to teach Old Testament at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in 1994, and he began serving on July 1 of that year. He is a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. Professor Schramm’s scholarly interests include: the history of the Hebrew language, Jewish biblical interpretation, and biblical theology. His book, The Opponents of Third Isaiah, was published by Sheffield Academic Press in 1995. He has recently contributed an article, “Adapting Psalm 29 through Translation†to the forthcoming volume, Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition (Wipf & Stock, Spring 2009). He is currently working on two projects: My Enemy’s Children: Psalm 137, and Luther and the Jews (a joint project with Kirsi Stjerna).