Dr. Young firmly believes Isaiah to be a unified, single-author book, although he respectfully interacts with opposing views. As an Old Testament scholar he concentrates primarily on the meaning of the text rather than on specific textual problems. He uses his own semiliteral translation of the Hebrew throughout the commentary in order to express the force of the original, thereby giving the reader a fuller understanding of the prophet’s message. It is the author’s hope that this commentary will “encourage men and women to read the Old Testament and to encourage ministers to preach therefrom.”
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The first really significant example of a thoroughly scholarly conservative commentary since Keil and Delitzsch. 
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Additional Information
- Title: The Book of Isaiah (3 Vols.)
- Author: Edward J. Young
- 1,681 pages
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972
Key Features Included
- Outlines
- Eight Appendices
- Index of Persons
- Index of Authors
- Bibliography
About the Author
Edward Young (1907–1968) was Professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received an A.B from Stanford University, a Th.B and Th.M from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College. An ordained minister, he was the General Editor of the New International Commentary on the Old Testament and published, among other works, an Old Testament Introduction, and The Prophecy of Daniel.
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