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To See and Not Perceive: Isaiah 6.9–10 in Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation is unavailable, but you can change that!

In his famous vision of the enthroned and exalted Lord, Isaiah is told to harden the hearts of his people, “lest they repent” (Isaiah 6:9–10). According to Mark's Gospel, which cites this text, Jesus speaks in parables for the same reason. Interpreters of all generations have, not unnaturally, found the text difficult and disturbing. This study is concerned with the fascinating variety of early...

memory or confusion between similar texts, though at times they may, but often they point to thoughtful and deliberate exegesis; and we should assume that this exegesis to a certain extent mirrors the experience of the community out of which it arose. The studies of Peder Borgen, Wayne Meeks, David Hay, Jane Schaberg, Klyne Snodgrass, and Mary Callaway are among the finest examples of this method of study.8 New Testament comparative midrash means looking beyond the appearance of formal quotations
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