The Stele of Yhwh in Egypt. The Prophecies of Isaiah 18–20 Concerning Egypt and Kush - De Stèle van Jhwh in Egypte. De Profetieën in Jesaja 18–20 over Egypte en Koesj

Introduction......Page 20
1.1. The Book of Isaiah as the Context of Isaiah 13–23......Page 21
1.1.1. Historical Research on the Book of Isaiah......Page 22
1.1.2. Literary Research on the Book of Isaiah......Page 26
1.1.3. Theological Research on the Book of Isaiah......Page 34
1.2. The Corpus Isaiah 13–23(24–27) in the Book of Isaiah......Page 41
1.3.1. The Prophecy in Isaiah 18......Page 48
1.3.2. The Prophecy in Isaiah 19......Page 50
1.3.3. The Prophecy in Isaiah 20......Page 52
1.4. The Purpose and Outline of The Present Study......Page 53
1.5. Method and Terminology......Page 54
Deconstructing Royal Steles of the Near East......Page 62
2.1. Lower and Upper Egypt in the Third Intermediate Period......Page 63
2.2. The Prelude to the Emergence of the 25th Nubian Dynasty......Page 65
2.3. The Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty and Assyria......Page 67
2.3.1. Piye (748–717 b.c.)......Page 68
2.3.1.1. Egypt and the Assyrian Sources of Tiglath-pileser III......Page 69
2.3.1.2. Piye in Egypt......Page 74
2.3.1.3. Israel and Egypt before the Fall of Samaria......Page 75
2.3.1.4. Egypt and Kush in the Early Years of Sargon (721–715)......Page 78
2.3.2. Shabaka (717–703 b.c.)......Page 84
2.3.2.1. Judah, Egypt and Assyria on the Eve of 711 b.c.......Page 86
2.3.2.2. The Fall of Ashdod in 711 b.c.......Page 90
2.3.3. Shabataka (703–690 b.c.)......Page 92
2.3.4. Taharka (690–664 b.c.)......Page 96
2.3.4.1. Taharka and Esarhaddon......Page 97
2.3.4.2. Taharka and Assurbanipal......Page 100
2.3.5. Tanutamani (664–656 b.c.)......Page 102
2.4.1. Psametik I (664–610 b.c.)......Page 104
2.4.2. Necho II (610–595 b.c.)......Page 107
2.4.3. The Final Years of the 26th Dynasty......Page 111
2.5. Conclusion......Page 113
3.1. Preliminary Remarks......Page 116
3.2.1. The background of prophecies concerning the nations......Page 119
3.2.2. The Biblical Prophecies Concerning Foreign Nations......Page 122
3.3.1. Foreign Nation Prophecies in the Book of Amos......Page 126
3.3.2. Foreign Nation Prophecies in the Book of Jeremiah......Page 129
3.3.3. Foreign Nation Prophecies in the Book of Ezekiel......Page 137
3.3.4. Foreign Nation Prophecies in the Book of Zephaniah......Page 142
3.3.5. Conclusion......Page 146
3.4.1. The Superscriptions and the Structure of Isaiah 13–23......Page 148
3.4.2.1. The Composition of Isaiah 13:1–14:27......Page 153
Isaiah 13:2–8......Page 155
Isaiah 13:9–16.17–22......Page 158
Isaiah 14:1–4a.4b–21.22–23......Page 162
Isaiah 14:24–27......Page 169
3.4.2.2. The Composition of Isaiah 14:28–32......Page 173
Isaiah 15:1–16:5......Page 177
Isaiah 16:6–12.13–14......Page 180
3.4.2.4. The Composition of Isaiah 17(–18)......Page 182
3.4.2.5. The Composition of Isaiah 21:1–10......Page 185
3.4.2.6. The Composition of Isaiah 21:11–12......Page 190
3.4.2.7. The Composition of Isaiah 21:13–17......Page 191
3.4.2.8. The Composition of Isaiah 22......Page 193
Isaiah 22:1–14......Page 194
Isaiah 22:15–25......Page 200
3.4.2.9. The Composition of Isaiah 23......Page 205
3.4.3. Preliminary Conclusions to Isaiah 13–23......Page 215
3.5. Isaiah 13–23 As a Stele of Yhwh......Page 217
The Land(s) of Riddles......Page 224
4.1.  Translation with Text-Critical and Semantic Notes......Page 225
4.2.1. Verses 1–2b......Page 246
4.2.2. Verses 2c–g......Page 253
4.2.3. Verses 3–6......Page 256
4.2.5. Conclusion......Page 263
4.3.1.1. The Form of Isaiah 18......Page 264
4.3.1.2. The Integrity of Isaiah 18......Page 265
4.3.1.3. Isaiah 18 and Its Context......Page 269
4.3.1.4. The Intertextual Connections of Isaiah 18......Page 272
4.3.2.1. Kush and Egypt in Isaiah 1–39......Page 274
4.3.2.2. Kush and Egypt in Isaiah 18......Page 279
4.3.3. The Historical Aspects of Isaiah 18......Page 280
4.4. Isaiah 18 and the Stele of Yhwh (Isaiah 13–23)......Page 284
4.5. Conclusion......Page 285
From Chaos to Covenant......Page 288
5.1. Translation with text-critical and semantic notes......Page 289
5.2.1. Verses 1–4......Page 312
5.2.2. Verses 5–10......Page 320
5.2.3. Verses 11–15......Page 324
5.2.4. Verses 16–17......Page 330
5.2.5. Verse 18......Page 332
5.2.6. Verses 19–22......Page 338
5.2.7. Verse 23......Page 344
5.2.8. Verses 24–25......Page 346
5.2.9. Conclusion......Page 351
5.3.1.1. The Form, Structure, and Integrity of Isaiah 19......Page 352
5.3.1.2. The Intertextual Connections of Isaiah 19......Page 358
5.3.2. The Theological Aspects of Isaiah 19......Page 359
5.3.2.1. The Motifs and Background of Isaiah 19:1–15......Page 360
5.3.2.2. The Motifs of Isaiah 19:16–25......Page 362
5.3.3.1. Isaiah 19:1–15 and History......Page 370
5.3.3.2. Isaiah 19:16–25 and History......Page 374
5.4. Isaiah 19 and the Stele of Yhwh (Isaiah 13–23)......Page 378
5.5. Conclusion......Page 379
From Covenant to Chaos......Page 382
6.1. Translation with text-critical and semantic notes......Page 383
6.2. Exegetical Section......Page 387
6.3.1. The Literary Aspects of Isaiah 20......Page 395
6.3.3. The Historical Aspects of Isaiah 20......Page 400
6.4. Isaiah 20 and the Stele of Yhwh (Isaiah 13–23)......Page 403
6.5. Conclusion......Page 404
7.1.1. The Literary Integrity of Isaiah 18–20......Page 406
7.1.2. The Prophecies of Isaiah 18–20 in Their Literary Context......Page 408
7.2.1. Theological Considerations from an Isaianic Perspective......Page 412
7.2.2. Theological Considerations from the Perspective of FNPs......Page 415
7.3. Isaiah 18–20 from a Historical Perspective......Page 416
7.4. Isaiah 18–20 and the Stele of Yhwh (Isaiah 13–23)......Page 418
1. Kush in Ancient Literature......Page 424
2. Kush in the Old Testament......Page 427
3. Nubia: Its People and Its Neighbours......Page 430
4. The land of Put and Seba in the Old Testament......Page 432
1. Solutions: Coregency Versus Early Chronology......Page 435
2. An Alternative Proposal......Page 436
1.1. מַשָּׂא in the Prophets and מַשָּׂא as ‘burden’......Page 441
1.3. מַשָּׂא and נשׂא קוֹל, “to lift up the voice”......Page 443
2.1. מַשָּׂא—syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships......Page 444
2.2. Possible Cognates of Hebrew מַשָּׂא......Page 446
2.3. Possible Cases of נשא Expressing Speaking in the Bible......Page 447
3. Is מַשָּׂא a Genre?......Page 449
1. עִיר הַחֶרֶס, “City of the Sun”......Page 452
1.2. Problems Related to the Textual Witnesses......Page 453
2. polij asedek / asedec / ased hliou: What the lxx Tells Us......Page 454
3. עִיר הַהֶרֶס, “City of Destruction”, “City of Ruins”......Page 458
Isaiah 19:18–19 and the Temple of Onias in Leontopolis......Page 461
Appendix......Page 466
(cited by the author’s name only)......Page 470
2.  Other Works......Page 471
Samenvatting......Page 490