The Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 for the Life of the Church (Touchstone Texts)

by J. Gordon McConville

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2023

Overview

The description of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53 is a beloved biblical text with an unshakable place in the theology and self-understanding of the church. Since New Testament times, this text has fed the church’s thinking about the person and work of Jesus Christ.

Leading Old Testament theologian Gordon McConville offers a lively exposition of Isaiah 53 that is at once true to its Old Testament context, conversant with the history of interpretation, and deeply Christian. McConville illuminates the text’s contribution to our apprehension of who Jesus is and explores the various ways the text can speak to us in faithfulness to its scriptural authority and character. The author explores the theological and spiritual issues that arise from the poetry's words and phrases and shows how this classic text can speak to the life of the church today.

The Touchstone Texts series addresses key Bible passages, making high-quality biblical scholarship accessible to the church. The series editor is Stephen B. Chapman, Duke Divinity School.

Key Features

• Explores the various ways the text can speak to us in faithfulness to its scriptural authority and character
• Illuminates the text’s contribution to our apprehension of who Jesus is
• Offers a lively exposition of Isaiah 53

Product Details

• Title: The Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 for the Life of the Church
• Author: J. Gordon McConville
• Series: Touchstone Texts
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 201
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Servant of Jehovah; Bible. O.T. Isaiah 53 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781540960634, 9781493442911, 9781493442928, 1540960633, 1493442910, 1493442929
• Resource ID: LLS:SFFRNG53TCHTXTS
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-07T15:39:06Z

About J. Gordon McConville

J. Gordon McConville (PhD, Queen’s University, Belfast) is professor of Old Testament theology at the University of Gloucestershire, where he has taught for more than twenty years. Prior to coming to Gloucestershire, he held positions at Tyndale House, Trinity College Bristol, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He has authored or edited many books, including the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets and commentaries on Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 and 2 Chronicles, and Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. McConville is the general editor of the Exploring the Old Testament series and coauthored the Prophets and Historical Books volumes in the series.