Isaiah 40-55 Vol 1 (ICC)
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary
Isaiah 40-55 Vol 1 (ICC)
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary
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Hardback
£170.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567044617
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 23/11/2006
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
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.
VOLUME 1; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Bibliography; Commentary; 1. 40.1-31 Introduction; a) 40.1-11 Yhwh is returning to Jerusalem; b) 40.12-31 Yhwh the creator has Jacob-Israel's destiny in hand; 2. 41.1 - 44.23 Yhwh's vindication and Jacob-Israel's deliverance; a) 41.1-20 Yhwh's unique power and Yhwh's commitment to servant Israel; b) 41.21 - 42.17 Yhwh's unique power and Yhwh's achievement through the servant; c) 42.18 - 43.21 Yhwh's commitment to blind and deaf Jacob-Israel; d) 43.22 - 44.23/45.8 Yhwh's commitment to using Jacob-Israel as witness; VOLUME 2; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Bibliography; Commentary; 1. 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; 2. 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; 3. 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.
"'ICC has been the supreme English language Bible commentary series throughout the twentieth century, and the recent additions to it...maintain its reputation as the commentary of choice, the first volume to be pulled from the shelf when a really tricky issue of exegesis or exposition is involved or an authoritative survey of historical and recent scholarly interpretation is sought on any particular passage.' Professor James Dunn, University of Durham"
