The Dramatic Progression of Isa 40–55 through the Salvation Oracles “Do Not Fear”
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https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.81.n3-4-201990Keywords:
Deutero-Isaiah, Salvation oracle, Drama, Progression, Servant, Jacob, Israel, ZionAbstract
The expression “do not fear” (in imperfect tense masculine singular)
appears five times in Is 40–55 in five oracles of salvation addressed to Jacob-Israel (41,8-13.14-16; 43,1-4.5-7; 44,1-5). Moreover, by reusing the named expression (now in feminine singular), the literary composition addressed to the woman-city assimilates itself to genre of the previously mentioned show the dramatic progression of the book as regards to the actualisation of the salvation in favor of its destinataries. In order to observe such movement it will be necessary to study the evolution of the implicit scenarios and the time markers, as well, the transformation of the characters involved.
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