For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments.
The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are applied. The authors are of the highest international standing.
No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567020000
Number of pages: 392
Weight: 507 g
Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
Scholars and serious students will be enriched as they carefully work through this study. - Dianne Bergant, The Bible Today
"The commentary constitutes a detailed exegetical discussion, including interaction with ancient and medieval Jewish and Christian sources as well as modern commentators. Although interpreters will invariably find much to challenge, this highly detailed commentary presents a very useful resource to interpreters of Isaiah 40-55." — Marvin A. Sweeney, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33 No. 4, October 2007 - Marvin A. Sweeney
"Isaiah 40—55 is unusually challenging on both the macro and micro levels. To combine literary sensibilities with traditional textual and historical methods is challenging as well. These informative, careful, and copiously researched volumes respectably fill a long-felt gap and will surely be sought as important reference works in the study of Isaiah for decades to come." -Patricia K. Tull, Interpretation, January 2009
"One of the latest additions to the eminent International CriticalCommentary series is this joint production of J. Goldingay and D.Payne. In the preface (pp.ix-x), the authors lay out briefly the longhistory of the ICC's delay in publishing a complete commentary on thebook of Isaiah, and describe the process with which they worked: Payneis primarily responsible for the textual and philological notes, whileGoldingay produced the bulk of the explicitly exegetical work and thelengthy introduction... The two authors have succeeded, independentlyin their respective tasks and jointly through their interaction, inproducing a detailed and ultimately quite judicious commentary on thesixteen chapters of the book of Isaiah normally taken to be a literaryunit within this corpus... In form and content these two volumes are afitting addition to the ICC, and - along with H.G.M. Williamson'srecently appeared volume on chapters 1-27 - are sure to provide a solidfoundation for planned volumes on the remaining chapters." -- Jeremy M.Hutton, Princeton Theological Seminary, Hebrew Studies 50 (2009) - Jeremy M. Hutton, Princeton Theological Seminary
'ICC has been the supreme English language Bible commentary series throughout the twentieth century, and the recent additions to it...maintain its reputation as the commentary of choice, the first volume to be pulled from the shelf when a really tricky issue of exegesis or exposition is involved or an authoritative survey of historical and recent scholarly interpretation is sought on any particular passage.' - Professor James Dunn, University of Durham, Blurb from reviewer
"Every comment is supported by meticulous argment and clearly expressed, with the purpose of enabling readers to interpret Isaiah 40-55 for themselves. This purpose is undoubtedly achieved." 32.5 (2008) - J.E. Tollington, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
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