Isaiah Project: An Annotated
Bibliography
For those following the Isaiah project this is a current
list of my reading.
Joseph Blenkinsopp, Isaiah 1- 39, Volume 18A The Anchor
Yale Bible, Yale University Press, 2000
-- Isaiah 40 - 55, Volume 19A The Anchor Yale Bible, Yale
University Press, 2002
-- Isaiah 56 - 66, Volume 20A The An
chor Yale Bible, Yale University Press, 2004
--A History of Prophecy in Israel Revised and Enlarged,
Westminster John Knox Press 1983
Brevard S. Childs Isaiah A Commentary, The Old Testament
Library Westminster John Knox Press 2001
Childs has served as the reference for our
first read. His commentary references
all the critical historical studies of the Isaiah text. In the end Childs is a canonist, that is
after a critical historical approach it is the received text which counts as reference for
church teaching. It is the basis of a Protestant
dogmatic.
Blenkinksopp is the basis for the
second reading which is currently underway.
He is duly aware of the critical historical studies of the Isaiah
text. He is properly part of the redactionist
studies which took over critical studies in the eighties. In his view editors are as interesting as original
authors. His commentary is more amenable
to Catholic systematic.
J. Blake Couey’s recently published work: Reading the poetry of
First Isaiah: The Most Perfect Model of the Prophetic Poetry, Oxford Press
2015.
Zev L. Farber and Jacob L. Wright, Archeology and History
of Eighth Century Judah. SBL Press, Atlanta, 2018.
This volume is a collection of a number
of essays relevant to the recognition that the 8th century, the time
frame in which the Isaiah scroll had its beginnings, is place for enquires
about how the Biblical text has its origins.
It is a value background for the study of the Isaiah text.
Israel Finkelstein The
Forgotten Kingdom The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel, SBL Press
2013
Finkelstein arguments about the nature
of Judah are part of what compelled the study listed above. Archeology suggests that Judah the southern kingdom
is minor organization in relation to the much larger northern kingdom. He
argues that with the fall of the Northern Kingdom 722 a large migration took
place to the Sourtern Kingdom.
A. J. Rosenburg The Book of Isaiah Volume One and Volume
Two A New English Translation of the Text, Rashi and Commentary Digest The
Judaica Press 1982
I have uses Rosenburg as an access to
the Masoretic text of Isaiah and have value of a Jewish commentary on the text.
I would welcome any suggestions for this Bibliography. The Elder of Omaha
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