Isaiah 40-66 : translation and commentary / [print]
Shalom M. Paul.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans, (c)2012.
- xiii, 714 pages ; 24 cm.
- The Eerdmans critical commentary .
- Eerdmans critical commentary. .
Commentary. IndianaTRODUCTION: Deutero-Isaiah Trito-Isaiah? Historical survey Excursus A: Prayer of Nabonidus Excursus B: Cyrus Cylinder Rishonot and hadashot Servant songs Attitudes toward foreigners and religious universalism Deutero-Isaiah, polemicist Descriptions of Jerusalem Descriptions of God, his attributes, and his relationship to his people Unique style and literary sequence Language of the book: Aramaic and late Hebrew Inner-biblical traditions reflected in Deutero-Isaiah Influence of First Isaiah on Deutero-Isaiah Influence of Jeremiah on Deutero-Isaiah Additional prophetic influences on Deutero-Isaiah Psalmic influences on Deutero-Isaiah . Parallels between the book of Lamentations and Deutero-Isaiah Deutero-Isaiah and the literary heritage of the ancient Near East Isaiah scrolls from Qumran and ancient translations Deutero-Isaiah in Jewish liturgy Translation
"This Eerdmans Critical Commentary volume is Shalom Paul's comprehensive, all-inclusive study of the oracles of an anonymous prophet known only as Second Isaiah who prophesied in the second half of the sixth century B.C.E. Paul examines Isaiah 40-66 through a close reading of the biblical text, offering thorough exegesis of the historical, linguistic, literary, and theological aspects of the prophet's writings. He also looks carefully at intertextual influences of earlier biblical and extrabiblical books, draws on the contributions of medieval Jewish commentators, and supports the contention that Second Isaiah should include chapters 55-66, thus eliminating the need to demarcate a Third Isaiah."--Publisher's description.