Isaiah's Vision of Peace in Biblical and Modern International Relations

The aim of this volume is to try to account for Isaiah's revolutionary vision from two disciplinary perspectives: one approach is the historical study of the Ancient Near East and the Bible, and the other rests on the study of international relations from a comparative, conceptual perspective.

Autorentext
RAYMOND COHEN is a Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

RAYMOND WESTBROOK is a Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction; R. Cohen and R. Westbrook ISAIAH THE PHILOSOPHER Isaiah's Prophecy and the Idea of "Classical Harmony"; S. Sofer PEACE ORDERS ANCIENT AND MODERN On Pax Assyriaca in the 8th-7th Centuries BCE and Its Implications; F. Mario Fales Swords into Plowshares in an Age of Global Governance; A. Hurrell THE SEARCH FOR SECURITY Let Other Kingdoms Struggle with the Great Powers: You, Judah, Pay the Tribute and Hope for the Best; N. Na'aman "You Have Heard What the Kings of Assyria Have Done": Disarmament Passages vis-a-vis Assyrian Rhetoric of Intimidation; T. J. Lewis ISAIAH AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY Is Isaiah an "Offensive Liberal"?; B. Miller Is Isaiah a Social Constructivist?; T. Dingott Alkopher ISAIAH AND THE LITERARY TRADITION Swords into Plowshares: The Development and Implementation of a Vision; H. Williamson World Peace and "Holy War": Two Sides of the Same Theological Concept: "YHWH as Sole Divine Power"; I. Fischer RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Isaiah's Vision of Human Security: Virtue-Ethics and International Politics in the Ancient Near East; S. M. Thomas From Holy War to Holy Peace: Biblical Alternatives to Belligerent Rhetoric; M. Nissinen ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL ORDER "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!": A Realist Response to Isaiah's Irenic Vision; A. Hyde-Price Conclusion: Swords into Plowshares Then and Now