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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...

support to this conclusion. For example, the concept of the divine council may reflect Babylonian traditions, in which ‘King’ Marduk announced to his prophet the fate of Babylon for the coming year. Similarly, ‘King’ Yahweh announced to Isaiah the fate of Judah.42 Of related significance, A.F. Key has noted that the word that Isaiah was commanded to speak probably carried with it a magical connotation, as did many prophetic oracles.43 That is to say, the very act of speaking the word effected the
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