How can Isaiah 24-27 be interpreted and dated? William D. Barker contributes to the resolution of these and many other historic questions by identifying and analyzing the specific ancient Near Eastern background to these chapters.

William D. Barker analyzes a wide array of possible ancient Near Eastern backgrounds to Isaiah 24-27. He finds that there is a uniquely Ugaritic background to the chapters, with evidence of a literary framework and narrative progression that has been intentionally adopted and creatively adapted from either the Ba'al Myth (KTU 1.1-1.6) itself or a shared tradition between ancient Ugarit and ancient Israel. Barker also closely examines Isaiah 24-27 in the light of the Ugaritic material and thereby contributes to the resolution of some of the historic questions about the interpretation, genre, dating, and function of Isaiah 24-27. A new epithet for the chapters is also proposed.

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Born 1975; 1998 BA in Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College; 1998 BA in International Affairs at Gordon College; 2003 MDiv at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; 2003 PhD at Cambridge University.