Under Every Green Tree

Eisenbrauns

2001

xiv, 272 p.

Harvard Semitic monographs ; 46

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-254) and indexes

9781575069159

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- “And the Women Make Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” Jeremiah 7 and 44 -- “But You Will See Still Greater Abominations” Ezekiel 8 -- “Shall I Be Appeased for These Things?” Isaiah 57 -- “A People Provoking Me Constantly to My Face” Isaiah 65 -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Citations -- Index of Authors

By focusing on the forms of religious expression which the sixth-century prophets condemn, we can begin to apprehend the diversity which characterized exilic religion. Moreover, by recognizing the polemical nature of the prophetic critiques and by resolving to read these critiques without prophetic prejudice and instead with a non-judgmental eye, we can place ourselves in a position to re-evaluate the traditional descriptions of the sixth-century cult. Our task, then, is to read anew; our aim is to judge afresh. With this goal in mind, we turn our attention to the major prophetic texts which will comprise our study: Jeremiah 7 and 44, Ezekiel 8, Isaiah 57, and Isaiah 65.

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