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Book SynopsisIn recent years, the phenomenon of allusion has attracted increasing attention in scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible. The Mouth of the Lord Has Spoken is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of allusions in Isaiah 40-66. Author Risto Nurmela explores how allusions are identified through verbal similarities in biblical passages and how this information is used to prove that the similarities are the result of literary dependence. This work independently scrutinizes the verbal similarities between Isaiah 40-55 and the rest of the Hebrew Bible and Isaiah 56-66 and the rest of the Hebrew Bible. The Mouth of the Lord Has Spoken is an important contribution to the ongoing discussion of allusions in the Hebrew Bible.
Trade ReviewQuotations from and allusions to other passages in the HB included within Isaiah 40-66 have been the subject of several recent studies, and they have come to noticeably different conclusions....N[urmela] seeks to offer a comprehensive and methodologically secure collection of all relevant data. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, June 2008 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. Similarities Between Isaiah 40-55 and Other Biblical Writings Chapter 4 3. Similarities Between Isaiah 56-66 and Other Biblical Writings Chapter 5 4. Summary Chapter 6 5. Bibliography Chapter 7 About the Author Chapter 8 Indexes
