With this first of three volumes of Wildberger’s commentary on Isaiah 1–39, English-speaking readers have access to the most exhaustive and, in many respects, the most helpful analysis of a major prophetic voice from eighth century Israel. The pattern of other Old Testament volumes in the Continental Commentaries Series is followed here also. Each successive unit of the text is treated under six headings:
- Text—a fresh translation and text-critical notes
- Form—literary form and metrical patterns
- Setting—date, place, sitz im leben, authenticity
- Commentary—verse-by-verse discussion of what the text meant to its original hearers and readers
- Purpose and Thrust—the theological intention of the text
