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Isaiah 1-39 A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

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ISBN-10: 0385513798

ISBN-13: 9780385513791

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph Blenkinsopp

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Writing a commentary on the book of Isaiah in the middle of a paradigm shift in biblical studies, and in the study of the prophetic books in particular, is no easy task. The book of Isaiah has been the object of more scholarly interest over the past two or three decades than during the preceding century. At the same time, much of the received wisdom on the formation of the book has been called into question, including such matters as the date of its several components, the standard tripartite division, the role (if any) to be assigned to the prophet Isaiah himself, and the passages dealing with the anonymous Servant of the Lord. A great deal of effort has been, and continues to be, expended…    
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List price: $32.50
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

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