| The Heavenly Counsellor in Isaiah XL 13-14: A Study of the Sources of the Theology of Deutero-Isaiah Contributor(s): Whybray, R. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521096278 ISBN-13: 9780521096270 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: This detailed study is an attempt to shed some light on the interpretation of Deutero-Isaiah as a whole. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 224.1 |
| Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs Society for Old T |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.30 lbs) 100 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most rewarding of recent approaches to the study of Deutero-Isaiah has been the attempt to understand his teaching against the background of his ministry to the second generation of Jewish exiles in Babylonia. Two factors have been taken into account: the nature of the Israelite religious tradition which the exiles had inherited from the past, and the actual circumstances of their life in Babylonia, where they were subject to the cultural and religious pressures of their environment. Each of these may be expected to have exercised some influence on the teaching of Deutero-Isaiah. Dr Whybray's study of this one short passage has been made in order to explore the relationships between the two factors. The passage, which has long been the subject of vigorous controversy, admirably raises the question of the sources of Deutero-Isaiah's theology. This detailed study, which employs as far as possible all the techniques of modern critical investigation, is an attempt to shed some light on the interpretation of Deutero-Isaiah as a whole. |