The phrase »oaks of righteousness« in Isaiah 61,3 is an elusive one. Illustrative of its elusive nature is the way interpreters, ancient and modern, have wrestled with this phrase. It is suggested in this article that an intertextual investigation of the oak image in the Isaianic corpus may in fact shed light on the rhetorical function of this phrase in the prophetic discourse. The result of this intertextual investigation is a recognition of the phrase's key role in overturning the negative image of the tree in the preceding material in light of the redemptive context of Israel's renewed status before her God. Where the tree image primarily played a role highlighting Israel's idolatry and arrogance, now in the moment of YHWH's redemptive movement toward his people the tree image emphasizes their renewed and liberated status.
Ed. by van Oorschot, Jürgen / Waschke, Ernst-Joachim
Together with Gertz, Jan Christian / Grätz, Sebastian
In cooperation with Davies, Graham / Emerton, John A. / Heintz, Jean-Georges / Jeremias, Jörg / Kaiser, Otto / Köckert, Matthias / de Pury, Albert / Römer, Thomas / Sæbø, Magne / Schmitt, Hans-Christoph / Schwienhorst-Schönberger, Ludger / Segal, Michael / Van Seters, John / Wanke, Gunther
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Oaks of Righteousness for His Glory: Horticulture and Renewal in Isaiah 61,1–4
1Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229
Citation Information: Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. Volume 123, Issue 3, Pages 391–405, ISSN (Online) 1613-0103, ISSN (Print) 0044-2526, DOI: 10.1515/zaw.2011.026, September 2011
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Die Wendung »Eichen der Gerechtigkeit« in Jesaja 61,3 ist schwer deutbar, wie sich an den Versuchen der Übersetzer in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart ablesen lässt. In diesem Artikel wird vermutet, dass eine intertextuelle Untersuchung des Eichen-Motivs im Jesajabuch die rhetorische Funktion der Wendung in den prophetischen Aussagen erhellt. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass die Wendung eine zentrale Rolle bei der Überwindung negativer Baummotive im Licht der Heilserwartung und des neuen Status Israels vor seinem Gott spielt. Spielte das Baummotiv bisher eine Rolle, Israels Götzendienst und Hochmut herauszustellen, so dient es im Zusammenhang der Heilserwartung durch JHWH dazu, den erneuerten und befreiten Status Israels hervorzuheben.
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