Miracle in Isaiah: Divine Marvel and Prophetic World

by John Goldingay

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2022

Overview

The book of Isaiah places a distinctive emphasis on the miraculous. It speaks about the miraculous more than any other book of Scripture. Because miracle runs through the whole of the prophecy, careful attention to it, as John Goldingay gives it here, not only unfolds the message of Isaiah but allows the theme to become a detailed commentary on the God of miracles.

Miracle is a tricky word, so Goldingay defines what is meant by the miraculous in Isaiah before considering the miraculous features throughout the book: in testimonies to Yahweh's extraordinary communication with people such as prophets, in reminders of Yahweh's extraordinary acts long ago, in reports of the extraordinary acts whereby Yahweh rescues his people within the book's temporal framework, in promises of Yahweh's extraordinary acts of restoration in the future, and in Yahweh's extraordinary acts toward other peoples.

What of the miracles of long ago? Did God create the world, devastate it and then start it off again, summon Abraham, deliver Israel from Egypt, drown the Egyptian army in the Red Sea, take the Israelites through the wilderness, dispossess the Canaanites, defeat the Midianites? What about the miracles that come after, including those witnessed in the New Testament--especially the raising of Jesus from the grave? Goldingay points to the interweaving of miracle with narrative in Isaiah itself to provide a clue: these are stories about real events which, with the help of the Spirit of God, have become narratives that captivate and edify.

Key Features

• Defines what is meant by the miraculous in Isaiah
• Deals with the miraculous features throughout the book of Isaiah
• Answers questions about the Old and New Testament miracles in the light of Isaiah's narrative

Contents

• The Idea of Miracle in Isaiah
• Testimonies to Miraculous Communication
• Reminders of Miracles from Long Ago
• Threats and Promises Miraculously Fulfilled
• Promises of Miraculous Restoration
• Miraculous Threats and Promises for the World Conclusion

Product Details

• Title: Miracle in Isaiah: Divine Marvel and Prophetic World
• Author: John Goldingay
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 264
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. Isaiah Criticism, interpretation, etc; Miracles
• ISBNs: 9781506481791, 9781506481807, 1506481795, 1506481809
• Resource ID: LLS:MRCLSHPRPHWRLD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-06T22:25:42Z

About John Goldingay

John Goldingay has been at Fuller Theological Seminary since 1997 and currently serves as the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology. Before coming to Fuller, Goldingay was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St. John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He is the author of several books, including Old Testament Theology vol. 1, After Eating the Apricot, and Models for Scripture, as well as commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms. He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.