| Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary Contributor(s): Baltzer, Klaus (Author), Kohl, Margaret (Author), Machinist, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0800660390 ISBN-13: 9780800660390 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Deutero-Isaiah's work, which comprises Isaiah chapters 40-55, has exerted its influence on testimonies of faith in both Jewish and Christian tradition down to the present day. "Who is the Servant of God?" is not a question confined to the New Testament alone. The work aims to establish accord between adherents of the Jacob/Israel tradition vs. the Zion/Jerusalem tradition--the background being the tensions between the exiles, the diaspora, and the people who had remained in the land. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 224.107 |
| LCCN: 98-35306 |
| Series: Hermeneia: A Critical & Historical Commentary on the Bible |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 8.72" W x 9.57" (3.00 lbs) 632 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Isaiah 4055 in dramatic voiceDeutero-Isaiah's work, which comprises Isaiah chapters 4055, has exerted its influence on testimonies of faith in both Jewish and Christian tradition down to the present day. Baltzer's magnificent commentary places the document in the new context after the Exile. The experience of catastrophe, the need to grapple with new problems, and hope for a peaceful future are linked in Deutero-Isaiah's composition. The work aims to establish accord between adherents of the Jacob/Israel tradition on the one hand and those committed to the Zion/Jerusalem tradition on the other the background being the tensions between the exiles and the people who had remained on the land. Along with masterful presentation of the book's themes, Baltzer also develops a creative hypothesis about the work's genre, identifying it as a liturgical drama in six acts, which makes it possible to understand the text's function in worship and its significance as a literary text of supreme artistry for a non |