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Isaiah 40-55 (Paperback)
Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
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Scholars have traditionally isolated three distinct sections of
what is known as the Book of Isaiah, and in "Isaiah 40--55,
distinguished biblical scholar Joseph Blenkinsopp provides a new
translation and critical commentary on the section usually referred
to as Second or Deutero Isaiah. The second volume in a three-volume
commentary, it easily maintains the high standards of academic
excellence established by "Isaiah "1--39.
Second Isaiah was written in the sixth century b.c.e., in the years
just before the fall of the mighty Babylonian Empire, by an
anonymous prophet whom history has erroneously identified with the
real Isaiah (born ca. 765 b.c.e.). Scholars know Second Isaiah was
written by someone other than Isaiah because the contexts of these
prophecies are so very different. When Second Isaiah was written,
the prophet believed that Israel's time of suffering was drawing to
a close. There was, he insisted, a new age upon them, a time of
hope, peace, and renewed national prosperity. The main thrust of
the prophet's argument was intended to rally the spirits of a
people devastated by war and conquest. One of the most famous
examples of this optimistic tone is the well-known and beloved Song
of the Suffering Servant, which is found in Chapters 52--53, and
about which Blenkinsopp has some challenging new ideas.
The final chapters of Second Isaiah, however, are in an entirely
different key as it becomes clear that the new world the prophet
foresaw earlier was not going to come to pass. This despair finds
its most poignant expression in the final section of the Book of
Isaiah, which Blenkinsopp will address in his forthcoming third
volume.
General
Imprint: |
Yale University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries |
Release date: |
April 2002 |
First published: |
April 2002 |
Authors: |
Joseph Blenkinsopp
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Dimensions: |
227 x 151 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
432 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-14054-5 |
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LSN: |
0-300-14054-1 |
Barcode: |
9780300140545 |
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