Hermeneia: Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40–55 (Herm)
Overview
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. Klaus 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.
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- Includes a number of valuable insights
- Presents a detailed and authoritative interpretation
- Provides a fantastic commentary for students, teachers, scholars, and professors
Top Highlights
“With the word ‘together’ (יַחְדָּו) an idea important for DtIsa is formulated for the first time: the idea of the unity of all humanity before the one God.” (Page 56)
“Sovereignty and help for the weak are not mutually exclusive. Here we are not far from Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.” (Page 63)
“The presupposition is the concept of Yahweh’s kingship.” (Page 50)
“This means that what is under discussion at the beginning of DtIsa’s work is the restoration of Jerusalem. It is moving to see that here there is no casting back to a glorious past; it is indebtedness that is remembered. The new beginning rests on the forgiveness of debt—of guilt. It is a gift of God.” (Page 53)
“For ‘redeem’ (גאל), one of the most important key words in the whole work, is originally a term in family law.” (Pages 50–51)
- Title: Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40–55
- Author: Klaus Baltzer
- Series: Hermeneia
- Publisher: Fortress Press
- Print Publication Date: 2001
- Logos Release Date: 2006
- Pages: 632
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Isaiah 40-55 › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:HRMNEIA23CIS
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:01:00Z