Book contents
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
11 - Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
Summary
Isaiah 36–39 was not always a literary unit. Initially, the chapters deal with different historical events. The historical setting of Isa 38 and 39 is in the time of Sargon II (possibly 711 BCE). At some point in time, Isa 36–37 were joined to Isa 38 and 39, which were consequently moved to the end of the unit. This newly created block of stories about Hezekiah and Isaiah was inserted as a self-contained and coherent literary unit in the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 36–39) and the book of Kings (2 Kgs 18:13–20:19).
Previous scholars noticed the differences between the versions of Isa 38, 39 and 2 Kgs 20. Isaiah 38 diverges significantly from 2 Kgs 20:1–11. The differences between Isa 39 and 2 Kgs 20:12–19 are minor. The stages of redaction in these chapters are similar to the stages, which were identified in Isa 36–37. Source BI and Strand BIII, as well as the deuteronomistic redactor of Kings, can be detected. A late redactor added Hezekiah’s prayer in Isa 38:9–20. Verses 21–22 were possibly added to ch. 38 at a later stage by Trito-Isaiah.
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- Sennacherib's Campaign against JudahA Source Analysis of Isaiah 36-37, pp. 221 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020