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First Isaiah: A Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The eighth-century BCE Isaiah of Jerusalem, the so-called First Isaiah, is one of the most important theological voices in the Bible. J. J. M. Roberts takes a classical historical-critical approach to his interpretation of this material, making good use of his broad comparative knowledge of ancient Near Eastern historical and religious sources. In light of Isaiah’s very long prophetic ministry of...

4:1–4,3 but that both used it, and that it fits in the eighth-century theology of both prophets, seems clear, as this commentator will seek to demonstrate in the following exposition. “In the latter days” has an apocalyptic ring to it, particularly for Christians, who tend to read it in the light of Peter’s misquotation of Joel’s prophecy (Joel 3:1 [Eng. 2:28]) in his famous sermon on Pentecost (Acts 2:17). The Hebrew expression itself, however, does not necessarily convey such overtones. It can
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