Isaiah 1-39
An Introduction to Prophetic Literature
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 1996
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Publisher's Description
Isaiah 1 -39, by Marvin A. Sweeney, is volume XVI of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature, a series that aims to present a form- critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Hebrew Bible. Fundamentally exegetical, the FOTL volumes examine the structure, genre, setting, and intention of the biblical literature in question. They also study the history behind the form-critical discussion of the material, attempt to bring consistency to the terminology for the genres and formulas of the biblical literature, and expose the exegetical procedure so as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own anlysis and interpretation of the Old Testament texts.
Endorsements (3)
“Marvin Sweeney's learned monograph will shortly become a standard reference work for all future researchers of Isaiah 1–39. He offers exhaustive bibliographies, lucid background material for the current scholarly agenda, and a detailed structural analysis of each individual unit. . . Useful material for the continuing interpretive enterprise.”
“Sweeney stands in the forefront of modern research on the book of Isaiah. This valuable commentary, which includes a comprehensive bibliographical survey of previous work as well as many stimulating new insights, is an indispensable resource to which scholars will want to return time and again in their continuing engagement with this central book of the Hebrew Bible.”
“Sweeney's book marks a major milestone in Isaiah studies. The close examinations of the forms of the prophecies of Isaiah 1–39 and the role that this primary collection has played in the structure and formation of the book of Isaiah as a whole are splendidly shown. . . This volume must surely become an indispensable starting point for the serious student, and I warmly recommend it.”
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