Bind up the testimony
Subtitle: explorations in the genesis of the Book of Isaiah
By: edited by Daniel I. Block and Richard L. Schultz
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Peabody, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781619705999
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Description: Bind Up the Testimony is a collection of evangelical perspectives on longstanding debates concerning the authorship and compositional history of the book of Isaiah. The various viewpoints presented demonstrate that paying careful attention to the origins of this book can provide insight and encouragement to Christians who seek to understand how the book of Isaiah has spoken to God's people throughout the ages and continues to speak to them today. - from the back of the book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-334) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The origins and basic arguments of the multi-author view of the composition of Isaiah: where are we now and how did we get here? / Richard L. Schultz; title: Isaianic intertextuality and intratextuality as composition-historical indicators: methodological challenges in determining literary influence / Richard L. Schultz; title: The biblical texts of Isaiah at Qumran / Seulgi L. Byun; title: "Isaiah the prophet said": the authorship of Isaiah reexamined in the light of early Jewish and Christian writings / G.K. Beale; title: The composition of the Book of Isaiah in Jewish tradition / Michael W. Graves; title: The diachronic perspective of the Book of Isaiah's final form / Knut M. Heim; title: Isaiah as prophet and Isaiah as book in their ancient Near Eastern context / John W. Hilber; title: Cyrus or Sennacherib?: historical issues involved in the interpretation of Isaiah 40-55 / Gary V. Smith; title: Charcteristics of the Hebrew of the recognized literary divisions of Isaiah / Mark F. Rooker; title: The literary macrostructures of the Book of Isaiah and authorial intent / Peter J. Gentry; title: Authors and readers (real or implicit) and the unity/disunity of Isaiah / Mark J. Boda; title: The implications of an evangelical view of Scripture for the authorship of the Book of Isaiah / John N. Oswalt; title: Binding up the testimony: concluding reflections on the origins of the Book of Isaiah / Daniel I. Block.