Resources for the Book of Isaiah
(Check the Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
- Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Isaiah at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Bible Briefs, Isaiah: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
- Book of Isaiah, Wikipedia.
- Book of Isaiah, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910.
- Isaias, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Introduction, Outline and Bibliography, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Introduction to the Book of Isaiah, New American Bible.
- The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Isaiah.
- Isaiah from Aaron Rittmaster's Hebrew Prophets Web.
- Qumran Great Isaiah Scroll.
- Bible Basics (Isaiah) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Walking Through the Bible: Isaiah.
- Biblenotes summary: Isaiah.
- Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- Isaiah, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Isaiah, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Isaiah, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Isaiah, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Isaiah, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- "Isaiah and Micah," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- "Life and Literature of the Late Period," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- Isaiah, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
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- Living the Word: A Story of Loss and Hope. A Commentary on Isaiah by Walter Brueggemann at Sojourners Online.
- The Book of Isaiah, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Isaiah, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
- Articles and Background:
- "Christians Hearing Isaiah," Ellen F. Davis, Homiletix, 2006.
- "The Holy One of Israel and the Message of Social Justice in Isaiah of Jerusalem: A Model for Contemporary Proclamation," Paul D. Hanson, Homiletix, 2006.
- "Teaching the Preaching of Isaiah," Andrea L. Weiss, Homiletix, 2006.
- Isaiah: "Tremble, Ye Women!" from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker.
- "Die Armen im Buch Jesaja. Ein Beitrag zur Literaturgeschichte des AT," U. Berges, Biblica 80 (1999). Abstract (in English).
- "Rethinking Isaiah," Norman Podhoretz, BeliefNet.
- "Undisclosed Speech: Patterns of Communication in the Book of Isaiah," Hanna Liss, Journal of Hebrew Scripture 2002.
- "Economic Plunder as a Leitmotif in LXX-Isaiah," Ronald L. Troxel, Biblica, 2002.
- "The Book of Isaiah -- Theses and Hypotheses," J. Clinton McCann, Jr., Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2003.
- "Isaiah and the Assyrians," Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Chicago.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Gitay, Yehoshua,
"Prophetic Criticism - 'What are they Doing?': The Case of Isaiah - A
Methodological Assessment," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials- Conrad, Edgar W.,
"Yehoshua Gitay: 'What is He Doing?'" Journal for the Study
of the Old Testament, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Conrad, Edgar W.,
"Yehoshua Gitay: 'What is He Doing?'" Journal for the Study
of the Old Testament, 2002.
- Goulder, Michael,
"Deutero-Isaiah of Jerusalem," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Kratz, Reinhard G.,
"Israel in the Book of Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Landy, Francis,
"Vision and Voice in Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Limburg, James,
"Preaching the Text with Attention to the Historical Context," Word &
World, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Oswalt, John N.,
"The Book of Isaiah: A Short Course of Biblical Theology," Calvin
Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pakala, James C.,
"A Librarian's Comments on Commentaries: 16 (Isaiah)," Presbyterion,
2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schweitzer, Steven James,
"Mythology in the Old Greek of Isaiah: The Technique of Translation,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Seitz, Christopher,
"'You Are My Servant, You Are the Israel in Whom I Will Be Glorified': The
Servant Songs and the Effect of Literary Context in Isaiah," Calvin
Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - van der Woude, Annemarieke,
"Can Zion Do without the Servant in Isaiah 40-55?" Calvin
Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Watts, Rikk E., "Echoes from Israel's Past: Israel's Ancient Traditions and the Destiny of
the Nations in Isaiah 40 - 55," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wilks, J.G.F.,
"The Prophet as Incompetent Dramatist," Vetus Testamentum, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Witvliet, John D.,
"Isaiah in Christian Liturgy: Recovering Textual Contrasts and correcting
Theological Astigmatism," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Gitay, Yehoshua,
"Prophetic Criticism - 'What are they Doing?': The Case of Isaiah - A
Methodological Assessment," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 2001.
- Reviews:
- Review: Joseph Blenkinsopp, Isaiah 1-39: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. (Doubleday, Anchor Bible Series, 2000) Reviews by Donald C. Polaski and Francis Landy in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (2 Reviews.)
- Review: Christoph O. Schroeder, History, Justice, & the Agency of God: A Hermeneutical & Exegetical Investigation on Isaiah & Psalms. (Brill, 2001) Review by W.H. Bellinger in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Brevard S. Childs, Isaiah: A Commentary. (Westminster John Knox Press, The Old Testament Library, 2001) Review by A. Joseph Everson, major review essay by Marvin A. Sweeney in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: William Holladay, Unbound by Time: Isaiah Still Speaks. (Cowley, 2002) Review by Hallvard Hagelia in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: H.G.M. Williamson, Variations on a Theme: King, Messiah and Servant in the Book of Isaiah. (Paternoster, 1998) Reviews by David W. Baker and Marvin A. Sweeney in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Thomas L. Leclerc, Yahweh is Exalted in Justice: Solidarity and Conflict in Isaiah. (Fortress Press, 2001) Reviews by Hyun Chul Paul Kim and Ulrich Berges (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: John Goldingay, Isaiah. Hendrickson, 2001. Review by Randall Heskett in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
- Review: Robert Hahnhart and Hermann Spiekermann, eds., The Septuagint Version of Isaiah and Cognate Studies. Mohr Siebeck, 2004. Review by Arie Van Der Kooij in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Reviews: Brevard S. Childs, The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture. Eerdmans, 2004. Reviews by HGM Williamson and Roy Melugin in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Sarah J. Dille, Mixing Metaphors: God as Mother and Father in Deutro-Isaiah. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Marjo Korpel, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
- Review: Mark Gray, Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah, T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Hilary Marlow, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
- Review: Claire Mathews McGinnis and Patricia K. Tull, eds., 'As Those Who Are Taught': The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2006. Review by Michael Tilly, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
- Review: Joseph Blenkinsopp, Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Eerdmans, 2006. Review by Riemer Roukema, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
- Review: Robert Louis Wilden, ed., Isaiah: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators. Eerdmans, 2007. Review by J. David Cassel, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
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- The Text This Week's links and resources to information about the Hebrew Prophets.
