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Document Details : Title: Trito-Isaiah and the Reforms of Ezra/Nehemiah Subtitle: Consent or Conflict? Author(s): BERGES, Ulrich Journal: Biblica Volume: 98 Issue: 2 Date: 2017 Pages: 173-190 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.2.3217841 Abstract : The relationship between Trito-Isaiah and the Books of Ezra/Nehemiah is a highly disputed issue. Does the last main part of the Book of Isaiah support the reforms of the two Persian officials or does it constitute a prophetic counter-program? The article steers a middle course by re-evaluating the correct observations of both positions. The focus on Jerusalem constitutes an important link. Nevertheless, in Trito-Isaiah the massive ethnic orientation of Ezra/Nehemiah is supplemented if not rescinded by the concentration on ethical issues. The decisive break line is not the openness towards proselytes but the radical expansion of YHWH’s worship. |
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