Rhetoric and social justice in Isaiah

Gray, Mark, 1960-

Rhetoric and social justice in Isaiah [electronic resource] / Mark Gray. - New York : T & T Clark, c2006. - x, 306 p. ; 24 cm. - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 432. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-290) and indexes.

Introduction : the book of Isaiah : a text-based method for a literary reading -- From failed rhetoric to the hope of justice : Isaiah 1:16-17 to Isaiah 58--a trajectory -- The depth and dimensions of social justice in Isaiah 58:6-10 : solidarity, self-giving, and the embrace of pain -- The rhetoric of punishment as questioning voice -- The matter of trust : "On what are you basing this trust of yours?" -- Conclusion : the primacy of justice.


Available electronically via the Internet.

0567027619 (hardcover)


Bible.--Isaiah--Language, style.


Social justice--Biblical teaching.
God--Righteousness--Biblical teaching.

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