Continuing Seminar:                                          Isaiah and the Twelve

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Description

Prophetic activity was a major component of Ancient Israelite religion and culture. Using poetic imagery as well as provocative words and actions, prophecy constituted a powerful form of discourse that shaped the mind of the people of God. Not only the number of prophetic texts from Israel but also the traces of the complex history of their growth give evidence of a lively, not uncontroversial but ultimately unifying process of exchange and reflection. 

The continuing seminar explores the dynamics of prophetic discourses by studying texts and concepts from Isaiah and the Book of the Twelve. These two corpora share common intellectual ground but may announce their messages to quite different ends. The corpora  include similar sets of ideas and traditions such as the eschatological importance of Zion (see the doublet of the Nations‘ Pilgrimage to Zion in Isa 2:2-4 and Mi 4:1-5), the prominent role of justice and righteousness, the motif of the Day of YHWH, etc. Both Isaiah and the Book of the Twelve may at times turn the original contents of these elements upside down in a radical reversal of expectations (see e.g. Isa 2:4b//Mi 4:3b and Joel 4:10).

This year, we will continue to study the theme of theophany in Isaiah and the Book of the Twelve, thus corresponding to a wish expressed by last year’s participants. As human language needs to transcend its immanent limits when trying to express experiences of divine presence, of particular interest is the phenomenon of theophany as the impetus for different textual traditions. In more than a few cases differences between ancient manuscripts are beyond what might be caused by scribal errors but mirror theological views that may, for example, be based on different ideas of divine immanence and transcendence. While focusing on a wide range of texts comprising both classical examples of theophanies and theophanic elements in texts of other genres, special exegetical attention will be paid to both synchronic and diachronic questions, including analyses of different text traditions, techniques of narration, imagery and language as well as historical processes of literary growth. The overall aim is to obtain a more comprehensive picture of the theme of theophanies and theophanic elements in Isaiah and the Twelve Minor Prophets.

Seminar Leaders in 2023

• Joachim Eck, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
• Richard J. Bautch, St. Edward's University

Program Details for 2023

Focus: Theophanies, theophanic text elements and theophanic language 

• Presenters:

• • Kirsten Schäfers, University of Bonn, Germany
    "Conceptionalizing Divine-Human Dependencies in Prophetic Speech. Evidence for an Implicit Theory of Metaphor in the Book of Hosea"

  • Renata Furst, Oblate School of Theology, Texas
    "Theophanies, Knowledge of God, and the Unenlightened Addressee in Hosea 6:1-6 and Isaiah 6: 9-10"

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• Presenters: 

• • Archibald H.L.M. van Wieringen, Tilburg University, Netherlands
    "The Book of Amos: Reading the Earthquake"

  • Burkard M. Zapff, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
    "Exegetical Remarks on Isaiah 59:15-21"

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• Presenters:

• • Gregory Glazov, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
    "The tradition-literary contexts of the calls to silence in Amos 6:10, Zeph 1:7, Hab 2:20,
    and Zech 2:17 [ET 13]"

  • Joachim Eck, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
    "Some Thoughts on the Spirit in Isaiah and Joel"

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HISTORY

• 2022

  • Sunday

    • Introduction: Welcome and introduction to the state of research on Isaiah and the Twelve
      • Recent publications:
        • Isaiah and the Twelve. Parallels, Similarities and Differences. Eds. Richard J. Bautch, Joachim Eck and Burkard M. Zapff. BZAW 527, Berlin: de Gruyter, 2020.
        • Richard J. Bautch. “In Vino Veritas? Critiquing Drunkenness and Deceit in Micah and Isaiah” In: ZAW 2017, pp. 555-567.
    • Joachim Eck. “Divine Strategies against Abuse of Power in the Opening of the Book of Isaiah and the Exodus Story: Some Aspects where Micah is not Similar to Isaiah” In: ZAW 2018, pp. 4-25.
    • • • T. Hibbard, “To Err is Human, Unless You’re a Prophet: Isaiah and Micah on Prophetic Opposition” In: ZAW 2018, pp. 26-39.
        • Burkard M. Zapff. “Why is Micah similar to Isaiah?” In: ZAW 2017, pp. 536-554.
    • Presenter: Burkard M. Zapff, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
      "Hymns and Hymn Fragments in Isaiah and the Book of the Twelve - A Comparison"
    • Discussion
    • Presenter: Joachim Eck, University of Bonn, Katholisch Theologische Fakultät
      "Theophanic Signs in Joel 3 and Their Backgrounds in Isaiah and Elsewhere"
    • Discussion

  • Monday

    • Presenter: Richard J. Bautch, St. Edward's University"Theophanic Elements in the Book of Malachi: Do They Constitute a Link to the Book of Isaiah?"
    • Discussion incorporating Isaiah
      

  • Tuesday

    • Presenter: Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen, Fakultät für katholische Theologie
      der Universität Tilburg
      "Temple and God in Isaiah 6 and Amos 9"
    • Presenter: Gregory Glazov, Seton Hall University
      "κατάνυξις (κατανένυγμαι) as LXX translation of Hebrew נ דְִמ יתִי in Isa 6:5 and other Isaianic texts and reception history of this concept in Ezekiel and NT"

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