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This collection of essays arises from the lively discussions in the Formation of the Book of Isaiah Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature. The essays exhibit the diversity that has always been present in the Seminar. Each contributor has a unique perspective and thus extends the frontiers of research on the book of Isaiah. Yet, taken as a whole, the essays fall into two broad groups,...

Babylon in the book of Isaiah reflects Cyrus’s subjugation of the city. This suggests that YHWH’s world-wide rule is identified with the rule of the Persian empire. Secondly, the final form of the book of Isaiah presupposes that the Temple has already been rebuilt (see Isa. 56; 60–62), but the full manifestation of YHWH’s rule has not yet occurred (see Isa. 65–66). This corresponds to the situation of the late-fifth century BCE when Nehemiah and then Ezra returned to Jerusalem to begin their work.
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