{"product_id":"first-isaiah-and-the-disappearance-matthew-lynch-j-9781575068398","title":"First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsaiah 1-39 uses the unique term אלילים-usually translated as \"idols\"- more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Using this linguistic phenomenon as a point of departure, Matthew J. Lynch reexamines the rhetorical strategies of First Isaiah, revealing a stronger monotheizing rhetoric than previously recognized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard accounts of Israelite religion frequently insist that monotheism reached its apex during the exile, and especially in Deutero-Isaiah. By contrast, Lynch's study brings to light an equally potent mode of monotheizing in First Isaiah. Lynch identifies three related rhetorical tendencies that emphasize yhwh's supreme uniqueness: a rhetoric of avoidance, referring to other deities as idols (אלילים) to avoid conferring on them the status of gods (אלוהים); a rhetoric of exaltation, emphasizing yhwh's truly exalted status in opposition to all that which exalted itself; and a rhetoric of abasement, fully subjugating all other claimants to absolute power-whether human or divine-before the divine king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccinctly and persuasively argued, Lynch's book will change how biblical scholars understand the nature and development of Israelite monotheism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew J. Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1575068397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781575068398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eisenbrauns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Matthew J. Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989142012159,"sku":"9781575068398","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c711fd4-c404-4ba0-b072-1555f99a1c40.jpg?v=1683297805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-isaiah-and-the-disappearance-matthew-lynch-j-9781575068398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}