For For students and preachers wanting to follow the argument and theology of Isaiah 40–55; not for first-time readers of Isaiah.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
2 of 5worth a look
For the researcher
5 of 5essential
Difficulty
4 of 5hard
A commentary on Isaiah 40–55 that follows the chapters as poetry and theology, section by section.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential1 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A commentary on Isaiah 40–55 published by T&T Clark in 2005, reading the chapters as a literary and theological whole: their poetry, the movement of their argument, and their portrait of Yahweh, Jacob-Israel, Cyrus and the servant. It appeared alongside the more technical International Critical Commentary on the same chapters (2006), which he wrote with David Payne.
The Message of Isaiah 40–55: A Literary-Theological Commentary
by John Goldingay
For For students and preachers wanting to follow the argument and theology of Isaiah 40–55; not for first-time readers of Isaiah.
Should I read this?
A commentary on Isaiah 40–55 that follows the chapters as poetry and theology, section by section.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A commentary on Isaiah 40–55 published by T&T Clark in 2005, reading the chapters as a literary and theological whole: their poetry, the movement of their argument, and their portrait of Yahweh, Jacob-Israel, Cyrus and the servant. It appeared alongside the more technical International Critical Commentary on the same chapters (2006), which he wrote with David Payne.
Catalog ID
W.GHZD0K.0