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Isaiah 1–39: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Writing a commentary on the book of Isaiah in the middle of a paradigm shift in biblical studies, and in the study of the prophetic books in particular, is no easy task. The book of Isaiah has been the object of more scholarly interest over the past two or three decades than during the preceding century. At the same time, much of the received wisdom on the formation of the book has been called...

and perhaps provide some idea of how the earthquake during Uzziah’s reign would have been understood (note the effect on nature of Yahveh’s roaring from Zion in Amos 1:1–2). Isaiah’s reaction is also understandable in the present context (cf. Exod 3:6; Judg 6:22; 13:22), as he laments that his unclean lips make it impossible for him to participate in the seraphic liturgy. Purification of the lips (rather than, for example, the hands) indicates preparation for a specifically prophetic mission and
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