Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, An Angel Leading a Soul into Hell (ca. 1450-1516) Wellcome Collection [Wikimedia].
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, An Angel Leading a Soul into Hell (ca. 1450-1516) Wellcome Collection [Wikimedia].
It goes without saying that I could talk for hours about any one of the questions that has been posed in this forum, but I will just share a few initial thoughts in response to each of the panelists.
Read MoreDetail of a miniature of the martyrdom of Isaiah, BL MS Royal 17 E VII f. 36v
Detail of a miniature of the martyrdom of Isaiah, BL MS Royal 17 E VII f. 36v
I like to think about apocalyptic rhetoric far more than I like to think about apocalypses: that is, what is a particular text doing vs. what is this text? So when I think about Ascension of Isaiah my question is: What is this particular text doing for readers and audiences?
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