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This unique commentary allows the interpretation of Isaiah 1-39 to be guided by the final form of the whole book of Isaiah. It focuses on the theological aspects of Isaiah, giving special attention to the role of literary context. Christopher Seitz explores structural and organizational concerns as clues to the editorial intention of the final form of the material, which he argues is both...

Isaiah can rightly claim a place of prominence among Israel’s prophets, though the reasons for this are varied and frequently unrelated. First there is Isaiah’s signal position in the canon, heading up the collection of Latter Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve). Since on historical grounds others could lay better claim to this position—Amos or Hosea, for example—we must search elsewhere for the reasons behind Isaiah’s
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