Full Description
Inspired by the author's preparation of two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to scholarly. They first appeared in biblical dictionaries, scholarly journals, and popular periodicals. Gathered here together for the first time, they display in various ways how the authors sees the various parts of Isaiah functioning together to give a coherent message to the church. The opening chapters lay out Oswalt's understanding of the overall message of the book of Isaiah. Subsequent chapters consider such themse as holiness and righteousness as they function in that larger structure.
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Kerygmatic Structure of the Book of Isaiah
2 The Book of Isaiah: A Short Course in Biblical Theology
3 Judgment and Hope: the Full-Orbed Gospel
4 Holiness in the Book of Isaiah
5 Righteousness in Isaiah: A Study of the Function of Chapters 56-66 in the Present Structure of the Book
6 Who Were the Addressees of Isaiah 40-66?
7 The Mission of Israel to the Nations
8 The Nations in Isaiah: Friend or Foe; Servant or Partner?
9 God's Determination to Save His People
10 The Significance of the calmah Prophecy in the Context of Isaiah 7-12
11 Isaiah 24-27: Songs in the Night
12 Isaiah 52:13-53:12: Servant of All
13 Isaiah 60-62: The Glory of the Lord
