Full Description
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments.
The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are applied. The authors are of the highest international standing.
No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought.
Contents
Commentary 3.44.24 - 48.22 Yhwh's work with Cyrus a)44.24 - 45.25 The triumph of Cyrus b)46.1 - 47.15 The fall of Babylon's gods and their city c)48.1-22 The challenge to Jacob-Israel 4.49.1 - 52.12 The servant and Jerusalem-Zion a)49.1-13 The servant's testimony and its implications b)49.14 - 50.3 Yhwh's response to abandoned Sion c)50.4-11 The awakening of Yhwh's servant d)51.1 - 52.12 The awakening of Yhwh and of Jerusalem-Sion 5.52.13 - 55.13 Yhwh's act of restoration and transformation a)52.13 - 53.12 The fruitfulness of the servant's ministry b)54.1-17a The renewing of the abandoned woman/city c)54.17b - 55.13 The broadening of the covenant commitment Indexes
