%0 Journal Article
%T Make Peace with Me: The Josianic Origins of Isaiah 24¨C27
%A Christopher B. Hays
%J Interpretation
%@ 2159-340X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0020964318820593
%X Isaiah 24¨C27 has been an enduring mystery for scholars of the book. Contrary to theories that it is the latest part of the book, it is not apocalyptic; its imagery of divine feasting and conquering death have very ancient cognates; and its Hebrew language does not indicate lateness. The passage celebrates the receding power of Assyria in Judah, and especially from the citadel at Ramat Ra£¿el near Jerusalem, in the late seventh century. This was the time of King Josiah and his scribes, who saw a political opportunity and issued an overture to the former northern kingdom: ¡°Make peace with me!
%K Assyria
%K Isaiah 24¨C27
%K Israel
%K Josiah
%K Judah
%K Northern Kingdom
%K Resurrection
%K Scribalism
%K Seventh century BCE
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020964318820593