How Long to Read Prophecy and Propaganda

How Long Does it Take to Read Prophecy and Propaganda?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 46 minutes to read Prophecy and Propaganda by Göran Eidevall

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Isaiah contains a rich variety of enemy images from a time span covering at least four centuries. Eidevall's textual analysis in Prophecy and Propaganda focuses on the characterization of the enemy, the rhetorical strategy adopted, the text's function in its historical context(s), and the ideology of the author(s) and/or editor(s). The main part of the study begins with textual analyses of passages dealing with the hostile empires of Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt. It then turns to Judah's northern neighbors, Ephraim/Israel and Aram, formed another hostile alliance against Judah, and how oracles directed against Samaria took on new significance in the postexilic era, due to the emerging schism between Samaritans and other Jews. The portrait of Moab is intriguingly ambiguous, but the picture of Edom is uncompromisingly negative. Finally, the study investigates anonymous enemies of various kinds, who are often characterized as rebels deserving severe punishment. The final editors of Isaiah wanted to discourage a wide range of actions and attitudes that, according to their standards, amounted to opposition to YHWH by YHWH worshipers themselves. Ideological language, such as the Zion-centered perspective and the legendary version of the events in 701 BCE, is paradigmatic in Isaiah, raising the question to what extent the prophecies therein can be understood as instances of contextually determined (and continually reworked and reinterpreted) political propaganda. The final editors belonged to a party supporting the religious politics of Ezra and Nehemiah. Although they describe themselves as humble servants and as marginalized victims of persecution, it is likely that they actually represented circles with access to the power structures of their time. A must-read for anyone studying perspectives on Isaiah in scholarly research today.

How long is Prophecy and Propaganda?

Prophecy and Propaganda by Göran Eidevall is 219 pages long, and a total of 56,721 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Prophecy and Propaganda Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Prophecy and Propaganda aloud.

What Reading Level is Prophecy and Propaganda?

Prophecy and Propaganda is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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