The transformation of the city of Zion : from decadence to justice and prophetic hope (Is. 1:1–2:5)

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dc.contributor.author Groenewald, Alphonso, 1969-
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-08T07:44:25Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-08T07:44:25Z
dc.date.issued 2016-11-21
dc.description This research is part of the project ‘Exegesis and the Theology of Isaiah’, directed by Prof. Dr Alphonso Groenewald, Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria. en_ZA
dc.description This article is part of the Special Collection titled ‘Spatial Justice and Reconciliation’, sub-edited by Stephan de Beer, of the Department of Practical Theology and the Centre for Contextual Ministry, University of Pretoria. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract This article focuses on the story of the transformation of the city called Zion. Isaiah 1:1–2:5 is the key to the book. This chapter describes the failure of Israel to be the people of God: Israel’s covenant breach, a corrupted cult and imminent punishment. It tells of the existence of two groups within Israel: the righteous remnant who would be saved and the wicked who would be judged. This chapter furthermore presents the reader with a picture of decadent Jerusalem whose sacrifices are rejected and whose prayers are no longer accepted. Isaiah 1 contains a warning of judgement against Jerusalem, whereas Isaiah 2:1–5 sketches the prophetic hope for Zion, which would lead to a pilgrimage of the nations to receive the Torah on Zion. en_ZA
dc.description.department Old Testament Studies en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2017 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Groenewald, A., 2016, ‘The transformation of the city of Zion: From decadence to justice and prophetic hope (Is. 1:1–2:5)’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 72(1), a3568. http://dx.doi. org/ 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3568. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v72i1.3568
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60931
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS Open Journals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Zion en_ZA
dc.subject Judgement en_ZA
dc.subject Jerusalem en_ZA
dc.subject Transformation en_ZA
dc.title The transformation of the city of Zion : from decadence to justice and prophetic hope (Is. 1:1–2:5) en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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