The “Community Setting” of the Ascension of Isaiah: A New Analysis
Affiliation:
1. Katie Wheeler Research Trust and Diocese of Sodor and Man, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 4AP
Abstract
Abstract
There is a widespread assumption that conflict between different prophetic schools in early Christianity prompted the writing of the Ascension of Isaiah. Challenging this position, I argue that the term “the prophets” is a cipher for pious Christians and that the work warns of the dangers of conflict within the church in the face of potentially hostile attention from the Roman administration.
Publisher
Society of Biblical Literature/SBL Press
Subject
Literature and Literary Theory,Religious studies,Management Science and Operations Research,Mechanical Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology