The Exilic Code: Ciphers, Word Links, and Dating in Exilic and Post-Exilic Biblical Literature

Preston Kavanagh

ISBN 10: 1556350708 / ISBN 13: 9781556350702

Published by Pickwick Publications, 2009

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313 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.80 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Exilic Code: Ciphers, Word Links, and Dating in Exilic and Post-Exilic Biblical Literature
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556350708
• ISBN 13: 9781556350702
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

Drawing from more than one thousand easily replicated examples, the author analyzes how biblical writers encoded messages into their texts. The Exilic Code dates portions of the Bible, establishes Ezra as an exilic person, brings to light a School-of-Daniel scripture factory, names Second Isaiah and the Suffering Servant, identifies the individual who triggered Josiah's reforms, and traces coding from the Deuteronomistic Historian in the seventh century BCE to Daniel's apocalypse in the second. The book also introduces a simplified form of intertextuality that one can profitably apply to biblical texts. For students of the New Testament, The Exilic Code not only identifies the substitute-king motif that underlies the synoptic gospels, but also sheds light upon why Jesus called himself Son of Man.

About the Author

Preston Kavanagh chose early retirement from a senior executive position in a Fortune 500 company to pursue biblical studies. He is the author of Secrets of the Jewish Exile.