Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline of Events Related to the Book of Isaiah
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Book of Isaiah Through History
- Part II Isaiah in Its Cultural World
- 8 Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy and the Study of Isaiah
- 9 The Book of Isaiah in the History of Israelite Religion
- 10 Isaiah and Empire
- 11 Migration in the Book of Isaiah
- Part III Isaiah as Literature
- Part IV Afterlives of the Book of Isaiah
- Scripture Index
- Other Texts Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
11 - Migration in the Book of Isaiah
from Part II - Isaiah in Its Cultural World
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline of Events Related to the Book of Isaiah
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Book of Isaiah Through History
- Part II Isaiah in Its Cultural World
- 8 Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy and the Study of Isaiah
- 9 The Book of Isaiah in the History of Israelite Religion
- 10 Isaiah and Empire
- 11 Migration in the Book of Isaiah
- Part III Isaiah as Literature
- Part IV Afterlives of the Book of Isaiah
- Scripture Index
- Other Texts Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
Summary
The book of Isaiah reflects many of the population movements that took place in the period of its formation. Much biblical scholarship focuses on “the (Babylonian) Exile,” but as C. L. Crouch points out in “Isaiah and Migration,” mass population movements were carried out in the sphere of Israel and Judah by the Assyrians long before the Babylonians overthrew Jerusalem. She also calls attention to the migrations experienced by other nations, and to forces of displacement other than deportation, such as warfare, famine, and natural disasters. She analyzes the literary reception of these numerous involuntary migrations, and the ways in which the prophet and his audiences made sense of them.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah , pp. 170 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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Further Reading
Ahn, John. Exile as Forced Migrations: A Sociological, Literary, and Theological Approach on the Displacement and Resettlement of the Southern Kingdom of Judah. BZAW 47. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011.Google Scholar
Aspray, Barnabas. “‘A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love’: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5.” Open Theology 7 (2021): 426–444.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Berges, Ulrich. “‘You Are My Witness and My Servant’ (Isa 43:10): Exile and the Identity of the Servant.” Pages 33–46 in The Prophets Speak on Forced Migration. Edited by Boda, Mark J., Ames, Frank R., Ahn, John, and Leuchter, Mark. Atlanta, GA: SBL, 2015.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Boda, Mark. “Familial Identity and Conflict through Forced Migration in Isaiah 49:14–66:24.” Pages 79–98 in Women and Exilic Identity in the Hebrew Bible. Edited by Southwood, Katherine E. and Halverson-Taylor, Martien A. LHBOTS 621. London: T&T Clark, 2018.Google Scholar
Crouch, C. L. Israel and Judah Redefined. SOTSMS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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