An intertextual analysis of Zechariah 9-10
Subtitle: the earlier restoration expectations of second Zechariah
By: Suk Yee Lee
Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- 599; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- 599.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London, UK; New York, NY
Language: eng; heb
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780567399991; 9780567066633
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Intertextuality in the Bible; Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Other titles: Earlier restoration expectations of second Zechariah
Description: "This book conducts an in-depth study on the ideas about future salvation in Zechariah 9-10. In accommodation of the allusive character of the text, Lee uses the methodology of intertextual analysis to examine the markers in the text. Having established the moments of intertextuality, Lee investigates the sources and their contexts, analyzing how the intertexts are used in the new context of the host and exploring how the antecedents shape the reading of the later text. Thus, Lee argues that Zechariah 9-10 leverages earlier biblical material in order to express its view on restoration, which serves as a lens for the prophetic community in Yehud to make sense of their troubled world in the early Persian period, ca. 440 B.C. These two chapters envision the return of Yahweh who inaugurates the new age, ushering in prosperity and blessings. The earlier restoration expectations of Second Zechariah anticipate the formation of an ideal remnant settling in an ideal homeland, with Yahweh as king and David as vice-regent, reigning in Zion. The new commonwealth is not only a united society but also a cosmic one, with Judah, Ephraim, and the nations living together in peace."--Bloomsbury Publishing

This book conducts an in-depth study on the ideas about future salvation in Zechariah 9-10. In accommodation of the allusive character of the text, Lee uses the methodology of intertextual analysis to examine the markers in the text. Having established the moments of intertextuality, Lee investigates the sources and their contexts, analyzing how the intertexts are used in the new context of the host and exploring how the antecedents shape the reading of the later text. Thus, Lee argues that Zechariah 9-10 leverages earlier biblical material in order to express its view on restoration, which serves as a lens for the prophetic community in Yehud to make sense of their troubled world in the early Persian period, ca. 440 B.C. These two chapters envision the return of Yahweh who inaugurates the new age, ushering in prosperity and blessings. The earlier restoration expectations of Second Zechariah anticipate the formation of an ideal remnant settling in an ideal homeland, with Yahweh as king and David as vice-regent, reigning in Zion. The new commonwealth is not only a united society but also a cosmic one, with Judah, Ephraim, and the nations living together in peace
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Includes some passages in Hebrew with parallel English translations.
Table of contents: title: Methodological considerations; title: Dating and setting; title: The advent of the divine king: an intertextual analysis of Zechariah 9:1-8; title: The restoration of an ideal kingship: an intertextual analysis of Zechariah 9:9-10; title: The restoration of an ideal people: an intertextual analysis of Zechariah 9:11-17; title: The transformation of Judah: an intertextual analysis of Zechariah 10:1-5; title: The restoration of Ephraim: an intertextual analysis of Zechariah 10:6-12.