Eskatologi Nu: En funktionell analys av Jes. 11:6-9

Sammanfattning: This essay focuses the function of Isa. 11:6-9 and its consequences for the possibility for textual ethical relevance. Along with the formcritic analysis the quest for definitions become urgent due to the different perspectives concerning the concept of eschatology. Establishing the structural and thematical connections between Isa. 11:6-9 and Gen. 1-3 the author claims correlating protological and eschatological functions of the temporal/qualitative perspectives and defining Isa. 11:6-9 as a qualitatively eschatological pericope the function of which turns out to be critically corrective to the contemporary and proclamative in relation to what lies ahead. The corresponding qualitative protological and eshatological anthropology views mankind as created in an ontological and functional Godlikeness and results in the construction of humanity in the tension between her similarity and pecularity to other species. While prohibiting the text from being prescriptively moralistic the eschatological functions forms an ethical relevance of Isa. 11:6-9 claiming that choice of foods is not ethically neutral but further more a way of relating to other creatures in response to their needs and in ability to care.