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The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction Commentary
Contributor(s): Motyer, J. Alec (Author)
ISBN: 0830815937     ISBN-13: 9780830815937
Publisher: IVP Academic
OUR PRICE:   $45.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 1998
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Annotation: Among Old Testament Prophetic Books no other equals Isaiah's brilliance of style and metaphor, its arresting vision of the Holy One of Israel and its kaleidoscopic vision of God's future restoration of Israel and the world. After over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah, Alec Motyer presents a wealth of comment and perspective on this book. Writing with an interest in Isaiah's meaning for Christians today, he highlights three central and recurring themes: the messianic hope, the motif of the city and the theology of the Holy One of Israel.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Prophets
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - Prophets
- Religion | Biblical Studies - Prophecy
Dewey: 224
LCCN: 93017815
Physical Information: 1.54" H x 6.07" W x 9.07" (1.96 lbs) 544 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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  • Recipient of a Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award
Among Old Testament prophetic books no other equals Isaiah's brilliance of style and metaphor, its arresting vision of the Holy One of Israel and its kaleidoscopic vision of God's future restoration of Israel and the world. Now, after over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah, Alec Motyer presents a wealth of commentary and perspective on this book. His emphasis is on the grammatical, historical, structural, literary and theological dimensions of the text. Though based on the Hebrew text, his exposition easily accomodates readers without a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew. And he writes with an interest in Isaiah's meaning for Christians today. Along the historical timeline on which the Isaianic prophecies are strung, Motyer finds three central and recurring themes: the messianic hope, the motif of the city and the theology of the Holy One of Israel. Moreover, he argues, the Isaianic literature is organized around three messianic portraits: the King (Isaiah 1-37), the Servant (Isaiah 38-55) and the Anointed Conqueror (Isaiah 56-66). Preachers, teachers and serious Bible students of all types will find this commentary a wise, winsome and welcome guide to the prophecy of Isaiah. It may easily be the best one-volume evangelical commentary on Isaiah available today.

Contributor Bio(s): Motyer, J. Alec: - J. Alec Motyer (1924-2016) was a renowned Old Testament pastor and scholar. With extensive experience in parish ministry, he was principal of Trinity College in Bristol, England, and was well known as a Bible expositor. His books includeThe Prophecy of Isaiah, and he was the Old Testament editor of The Bible Speaks Today commentary series.