Full Description
The book of Isaiah is without doubt one of the most important books in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as evidenced by its pride of place in both Jewish and Christian traditions as well as in art and music. Most people, scholars and laity alike, are familiar with the words of Isaiah accompanied by the magnificent tones of Handel's 'Messiah'.
Isaiah is also one of the most complex books due to its variety and plurality, and it has accordingly been the focus of scholarly debate for the last 2000 years. Divided into eight sections, The Oxford Handbook of Isaiah constitutes a collection of essays on one of the longest books in the Bible. They cover different aspects regarding the formation, interpretations, and reception of the book of Isaiah, and also offer up-to-date information in an attractive and easily accessible format. The result does not represent a unified standpoint; rather the individual contributions mirror the wide and varied spectrum of scholarly engagement with the book. The authors of the essays likewise represent a broad range of scholarly traditions from diverse continents and religious affiliations, accompanied by comprehensive recommendations for further reading.
Contents
List of contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Part I
The Book of Isaiah: Its Final Structure
Jacob Stromberg
The Book of Isaiah: Its Composition History
Uwe Becker
Part II
The Oracles against the Nations
Hyun Chul Paul Kim
Isaiah 24-27: The So-Called Isaiah Apocalypse
Todd Hibbard
The Narratives about Isaiah and Their Relationship with 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles
Shelley L. Birdsong
Isaiah 40-55
Katie M. Heffelfinger
Isaiah 56-66
Andreas Schüle
Part III
Isaiah and the Neo-Assyrian Background
C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays
Isaiah and the Neo-Babylonian Background
Joseph Blenkinsopp
Isaiah and the Persian/Hellenistic Background
Kristin Joachimsen
Part IV
God's Character in Isaiah
Patricia K. Tull
Monotheism in Isaiah
Matthias Albani
Sin and Punishment in Isaiah
Bla%zenka Scheuer
Jerusalem / Daughter Zion in Isaiah
Frederik Poulsen
Davidic Kingship in Isaiah
H. G. M. Williamson
Exile in Isaiah
Dalit Rom-Shiloni
The Servant(s) in Isaiah
Ulrich Berges
Wisdom in Isaiah
Andrew T. Abernethy
Eschatology in Isaiah
Soo J. Kim
Part V
The Poetic Structures in Isaiah
J. Blake Couey
The Poetic Vision of Isaiah
Francis Landy
The Use of Metaphors in Isaiah
Göran Eidevall
Part VI
Isaiah in the Qumran Scrolls
George J. Brooke
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Abi T. Ngunga
Isaiah in Aramaic
William A. Tooman
Isaiah in Latin
Anni Maria Laato
Part VII
Isaiah in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Traditions
Antti Laato
Isaiah in the New Testament
Steve Moyise
Post-Shoah Readings of Isaiah
Marvin A. Sweeney
Canonical Reading of Isaiah
John Goldingay
Isaiah in Art and Music
John F. A. Sawyer
Part VIII
Feminist/Womanist Readings of Isaiah
Sharon Moughtin-Mumby
Postcolonial Readings of Isaiah
Mark G. Brett
Isaiah in Liberation Theology
Carol J. Dempsey, OP
Interpretive Context Matters: Isaiah and the African Context in African Study Bibles
Knut Holter
Reading Isaiah in Asia
Maggie Low
