Isaiah's Vision and the Family of God / Edition 1

by Katheryn Pfisterer Darr

Overview

Using a pragmatic, reader-orientated approach and informed by contemporary theory of metaphor and related topics, Katheryn Darr examines the meaning and functions of child and female imagery for sequential readers of the Isaiah scroll in its entirety. Having identified the associated commonplaces surrounding such tropes—a necessary task if one is to construe the figurative language of another society and culture competently—she turns specifically to rebellious child and personified city (and nation) imagery.

The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664255374
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	05/01/1994
Series:	Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Katheryn Pfisterer Darr is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Boston University School of Theology in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a 1989winner of Boston University's prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is the author of several books, essays, and articles.

Table of Contents

	Series Preface	8
	Preface	9
	Introduction	11
1	Reading Isaian Metaphors	13
2	Child Imagery and the Rhetoric of Rebellion	46
3	The Ways Women Are: Associations with Females	85
4	The Ladies' Lots: Isaiah 1-39	124
5	The Ladies' Lots: Isaiah 40-66	165
6	No Strength to Deliver: Bringing to Birth	205
	Conclusion	225
	Notes	228
	Bibliography	258
	Indexes	271