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Preface | |
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List of Tables | |
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List of Abbreviations | |
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Isaiah 1-39: a Translation | |
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Introduction | |
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Introduction to the Book of Isaiah | |
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Foreword | |
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The Book of Isaiah within Latter Prophets and the Canon of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | |
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The Text of Isaiah and the Ancient Versions | |
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Literary and Structural Characteristics of the Book | |
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The Formation of the Book | |
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Isaiah Interpreted in Judaism and Early Christianity | |
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The Historical Context | |
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Aspects of Isaian Theology | |
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Bibliography | |
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The Book of Isaiah | |
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Texts and Versions | |
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Commentaries | |
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Monographs, Articles, Special Studies | |
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Isaiah 1-12 | |
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Isaiah 13-27 | |
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Isaiah 28-35 | |
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Isaiah 36-39 | |
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Translation, Notes and Comments | |
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Isaiah 1-12 | |
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Introduction to Isaiah 1-12 | |
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Title (1:1) | |
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The Great Arraignment (1:2-31) | |
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A Second Title (2:1) | |
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The Pilgrimage of the Nations to Zion (2:2-5) | |
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The Final Judgment (2:6-22) | |
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Social and Moral Chaos (3:1-15) | |
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The Fate of the Court Ladies (3:16-4:1) | |
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After Judgment, Peace and Security (4:2-6) | |
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The Vineyard Song (5:1-7) | |
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A Series of Woes (10:1-4; 5:8-24) | |
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A Poem about the Angry God (9:7-20[8-21] + 5:25) | |
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Assyria Is Summoned to the Attack (5:26-30) | |
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The Throne Room Vision (6:1-13) | |
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Isaiah's First Intervention in Judean Politics (734 B.C.E.; 7:1-17) | |
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Disasters of War: Four Cameos (7:18-25) | |
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The Child with the Name of Ill Omen (8:1-4) | |
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Judah Will Be Submerged (8:5-10) | |
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Isaiah and His Co-conspirators (8:11-15) | |
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A Closing Reflection (8:16-22) | |
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New Ruler, New Age (8:23-9:6[9:1-7]) | |
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Assyria, Rod of My Anger (10:5-14) | |
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Prophetic Response to Assyrian Hubris (10:15-19) | |
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Three Editorial Comments (10:20-27a) | |
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The Enemy Approaches (10:27b-32) | |
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The Peaceful Kingdom (11:1-9) | |
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A Reunited People (11:10-16) | |
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Concluding Hymn of Thanksgiving (12:1-6) | |
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Isaiah 13-27 | |
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Introduction to Isaiah 13-27 | |
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The Fall of Babylon Presages Universal Judgment (13:1-22) | |
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An Editorial Comment (14:1-2) | |
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The King of Babylon in the Underworld (14:3-23) | |
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The End of Imperial Assyria (14:24-27) | |
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An Oracular Pronouncement about the Philistines (14:28-32) | |
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Oracles and Pronouncements about Moab (15:1-16:14) | |
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Once Again, the Fate of Syria and Israel (17:1-11) | |
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A Sudden End to Political Oppression (17:12-14) | |
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Against an Alliance with Egypt (18:1-7) | |
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The Fate of Egypt (19:1-15) | |
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"Blessed Be My People Egypt" (19:16-25) | |
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An Ominous Sign-Act (20:1-6) | |
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"Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon!" (21:1-10) | |
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Oracles about Arab Peoples (21:11-17) | |
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The Valley of Vision (22:1-14) | |
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Palace Officials Condemned (22:15-25) | |
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About Phoenicia (23:1-18) | |
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Preface to Chapters 24-27 | |
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A Curse on the Earth and Its Inhabitants (24:1-13) | |
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Dies irae, dies illa (24:14-23) | |
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The Eschatological Banquet (25:6-8) | |
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Three Thanksgiving Psalms (25:1-5, 9-12; 26:1-6) | |
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An Eschatological Psalm (26:7-27:1) | |
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The Vineyard Revisited (27:2-6) | |
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Once Again, and Finally, the Destiny of the City and of God's People (27:7-13) | |
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Isaiah 28-35 | |
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Introduction to Isaiah 28-35 | |
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The Fate of Samaria and Its Leaders (28:1-13) | |
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The Deal with Death Undone (28:14-22) | |
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The Parable of the Good Farmer (28:23-29) | |
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Ariel's Reversal of Fortune (29:1-8) | |
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The Blind and the Obtuse (29:9-14) | |
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The Limitations of Political Know-How (29:15-24) | |
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The Folly of an Alliance with Egypt (30:1-5) | |
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Animals of the Negev: An Oracle (30:6-7) | |
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Write It for Posterity (30:8-14) | |
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Ignominious Defeat Awaits You (30:15-17) | |
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Mercy Will Embrace You on Every Side (30:18-26) | |
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Assyria: The Final Phase (30:27-33) | |
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The Alliance with Egypt Is Doomed (31:1-9) | |
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The Righteous Kingdom (32:1-8) | |
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Mourning, but Not Forever (32:9-20) | |
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A Tyrant Condemned (33:1) | |
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A Psalm of Petition and Praise (33:2-6) | |
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A Scene of Social and Physical Disaster (33:7-13) | |
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A Moral Catechism (33:14-16) | |
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A Future without Fear (33:17-24) | |
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A Sword over Edom (34:1-17) | |
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The Final Restoration of Judah (35:1-10) | |
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Isaiah 36-39 | |
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Introduction to Isaiah 36-39 | |
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Jerusalem Threatened and Rescued (36:1-37:38) | |
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Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery (38:1-22) | |
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A Babylonian Delegation Visits Hezekiah (39:1-8) | |
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Indexes | |
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Index of Subjects | |
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Index of Biblical and Other Ancient References | |
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Index of Key Hebrew Terms | |