Isaiah Old and New: Exegesis, Intertextuality, and Hermeneutics

by Ben Witherington III (Editor)

Overview

Reading the Book of Isaiah in its original context is the crucial prerequisite for reading its citation and use in later interpretation, including the New Testament writings, argues Ben Witherington III. Here he offers pastors, teachers, and students an accessible commentary to Isaiah, as well as a reasoned consideration of how Isaiah was heard and read in early Christianity. By reading "forward and backward" Witherington advances the scholarly discussion of intertextuality and opens a new avenue for biblical theology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506420554
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	02/01/2017
Pages:	524
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and is on the doctoral faculty at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He has taught at Ashland Theological Seminary, Vanderbilt University, Duke Divinity School, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His numerous books include, from Fortress Press, Jesus the Seer (2014) and Jesus the Sage (2000).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Abbreviations xiii

The Past Is but Prologue? 1

1 Isaianic Fingerprints Everywhere 13

1 Early Isaiah-Isaiah 1-12 41

3 Later Isaiah-Isaiah 13-39 117

4 Eschatological Isaiah, Part One: Isaiah 40-55 173

5 Eschatological Isaiah, Part Two: Isaiah 56-66 283

6 Isaiah Old and New: Conclusions 341

Appendix A Intertextuality of a Different Sort 361

Appendix B Forward Thinking on Reading Backwards Dialogue and Review 371

Appendix C Isaiah as "Christian" Scripture: What Should We Think about That Idea? A Detailed Synopsis and Critique of Brevard Childs, The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture 387

Appendix D A Key to the Isaianic Authorship Puzzle? 447

Appendix E A Review of Richard Hays's Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels 455

Appendix F What Should We Think of Intertexuality? 467

Appendix G Isaiah as Architect The Use of Isaiah by the Evangelists to Structure their Gospels (and Acts) 477

Select Bibliography 497