The first systematic and comprehensive attempt to identify and analyze the role of Isaianic language and imagery in literature, art, and music
Using reception history as its basis for study, Isaiah Through the Centuries is an unprecedented exploration of the afterlife of the Book of Isaiah, specifically in art, literature, and music. This is a commentary that guides the reader through the Book of Isaiah, examining the differing interpretations of each phrase or passage from a variety of cultural and religious perspectives, Jewish, Christian and Muslim. Clearly structured and accessible, and richly illustrated, the book functions as a complete and comprehensive educational reference work.
Isaiah Through the Centuries encourages readers to learn with an open mind and to understand how different interpretations have helped in the teaching and comprehension of the Bible and Isaiah's place in it. As part of the Wiley-Blackwell Bible Commentaries series, which is primarily concerned with reception history, the book emphasizes that how people interpret the prophet--and how they've been influenced by him--is often just as important as the sacred text's original meaning.
* Uses reception history to study the renowned prophet
* Provides a historical context for every use or interpretation discussed
* Offers essential background information on authors, artists, musicians, etc. in its glossary and biographies
* Minimizes historical details in order to focus as much as possible on exegetical matters
* Presents the role of Isaiah and the Bible in the creative arts
* Will be useful to multiple disciplines including theology and religion, English literature, art history and the history of music, not just Biblical Studies
Comprehensive in scope, Isaiah Through the Centuries is a much-needed resource for all those interested in the influence of the Bible on Western culture, and presents unique perspectives for anyone interested in the Bible to discuss and debate for many years to come.
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John F. A. Sawyer is Honorary Professor of Theology and Religion at Durham University and Honorary Fellow in the School of Divinity at Edinburgh University. In addition to The Fifth Gospel: Isaiah in the History of Christianity (1996), his more recent publications include A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception (2011) and, with musician Siobhán Dowling Long, The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works and More (2015).
Inhalt
Series Editors' Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
List of Illustrations xix
Introduction 1
The Reception of Isaiah 2
Reception Exegesis 5
Isaiah 1 9
The Title (Isa 1:1) 9
The Ox and the Ass Have More Sense (Isa 1:29) 10
Blood on Your Hands (Isa 1:1020) 14
The Faithful City (Isa 1:2131) 16
Isaiah 2 19
A Second Title (Isa 2:1) 19
Swords into Ploughshares (Isa 2:25) 20
Haughtiness Shall Be Humbled (Isa 2:622) 24
Isaiah 3 27
Anarchy in Jerusalem (Isa 3:115) 28
The Daughters of Zion are Haughty (Isa 3:1626) 29
Isaiah 4 31
The Pride and Glory of the Survivors (Isa 4:26) 32
Isaiah 5 35
The Fate of God's Vineyard (Isa 5:17) 35
Woe to Those Who Are Wise in Their Own Eyes (Isa 5:830) 39
Isaiah 6 41
Holy, Holy, Holy (Isa 6:13) 42
Here Am I: Send Me! (Isa 6:48) 47
Go and Say to this People, 'Hear, But Do Not Understand' (Isa 6:913) 49
Isaiah 7 52
Faith and Reason (Isa 7:19) 53
The Immanuel Prophecy (Isa 7:1017) 54
The King of Assyria (Isa 7:1825) 58
Isaiah 8 59
The Waters of Shiloah (Isa 8:110) 60
The Strong Hand of the Lord (Isa 8:1122) 61
Isaiah 9 65
Galilee of the Nations (Isa 9:1) 65
For Unto Us a Child is Born (Isa 9:27) 66
Wickedness Burns Like a Fire (Isa 9:821) 71
Isaiah 10 73
Woe to Those in Power! (Isa 10:14) 74
Woe to Assyria! (Isa 10:519) 74
Be Not Afraid of Assyria, My People (Isa 10:2034) 75
Isaiah 11 78
The Noble Stem of Jesse (Isa 11:15) 79
The Peaceable Kingdom (Isa 11:69) 84
The Messianic Age (Isa 11:1016) 87
Isaiah 12 91
With Joy Shall You Draw Water from the Wells of Salvation (Isa 12:16) 91
Isaiah 13 94
Howl, For the Day of the Lord is at Hand! (Isa 13:122) 95
Isaiah 14 99
The Lord Will Again Choose Israel (Isa 14:13) 99
How Art Thou Fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer! (Isa 14:423) 100
Prophecies against the Assyrians and the Philistines (Isa 14:2432) 103
Isaiah 15 105
My Heart Cries Out for Moab (Isa 15:114) 105
Isaiah 16 107
Hide the Fugitives, Do Not Betray the Refugees (Isa 16:114) 107
Isaiah 17 110
An Oracle Concerning Syria and Ephraim (Isa 17:13) 110
The Glory of Jacob Will Be Brought Low (Isa 17:414) 111
Isaiah 18 113
A Prophecy Concerning Ethiopia (Isa 18:17) 113
Isaiah 19 117
An Oracle Concerning Egypt (Isa 19:115) 117
Blessed Be Egypt, My People! (Isa 19:1625) 119
Isaiah 20 123
Put Not Your Trust in Egypt and Ethiopia (Isa 20:16) 123
Isaiah 21 126
Babylon is Fallen! (Isa 21:110) 126
Watchman, What of the Night? (Isa 21:1117) 129
Isaiah 22 133
Let Me Weep Bitter Tears (Isa 22:114) 133
The Key of David (Isa 22:1525) 137
Isaiah 23 139
Howl Ye Ships of Tarshish! (Isa 23:118) 139
Isaiah 24 143
The End of the World (Isa 24:113) 144
The Last Judgement (Isa 24:1423) 145
Isaiah 25 149
The Eschatological Banquet 149
Isaiah 26 153
The Resurrection of the Dead (Isa 26:121) 153
Isaiah 27 159
Leviathan (Isa 27:1) 160
The Lord's Vineyard (Isa 2...