David’s Witness about God’s Forgiveness in Isaiah 55:3-5 in Light of the Internal Quandary of the Judean Exiles (550-53 Cover Image

Dawidowe świadectwo o Bożym przebaczeniu w Iz 55,3-5 na tle wewnętrznych rozterek judejskich wygnańców (lata 550-539 przed Chr.)
David’s Witness about God’s Forgiveness in Isaiah 55:3-5 in Light of the Internal Quandary of the Judean Exiles (550-53

Author(s): Arnold Zawadzki
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: Davidic testimony; witness; David; eternal covenant; Deutero-Isaiah; nations; Messianic Wisdom

Summary/Abstract: The article tries to describe the theology of David’s testimony in Isaiah 55:3-5 in light of its historical background, to wit the last decade of the Babylonian exile, and in relation to the internal quandary of Judean Exiles. The study undertakes an inquiry into the question of whether the eternal covenant in Isaiah 55:3-5 is the continuation of the Sinaitic Covenant, or rather does its content go beyond the Mosaic Law, creating a totally new relationship of God with Israel. The study also draws attention to the existence of a redactional addition, which shifts the weight of the original message from a revanchist Judeo-centrism toward the irenic ethno-centrism typical of the Book of Jonah.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 95-117
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish