Reading the Book of Isaiah [electronic resource] : Destruction and Lament in the Holy Cities /
Heskett, R.author.
Randall Heskett uses both historical criticism and a form-critical approach to analyze and assess  Lamentation and Restoration of Destroyed Cities as oral traditions of ancient Israelite prophetic genres.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- A study of city laments : their form and function -- The city, destruction, and native Israelite genres -- Cities and nations and city of God -- The divine council -- Babylon the great -- Cyrus : Messiah, restorer, and temple builder -- City-lament motifs in Isaiah 49-55 -- Concluding remarks, a lament for today, and theological reflection.
Randall Heskett uses both historical criticism and a form-critical approach to analyze and assess  Lamentation and Restoration of Destroyed Cities as oral traditions of ancient Israelite prophetic genres.
Bible.
Bible-Theology.
Religion-History.
Literature.
Philology.
Theology.
Biblical Studies.
History of Religion.
Literature, general.
Classical Studies.
Christian Theology.