Opening the Sealed Book

Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity

by Joseph Blenkinsopp

Imprint: Eerdmans

335 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.83 in

  • Paperback
  • 9780802840219
  • Publication Date: November 7, 2006
  • eBook
  • 9781467427838
  • Publication Date: November 7, 2006

    $31.99

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Of all the texts in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, perhaps no book has a more colorful history of interpretation than Isaiah. A comprehensive history of this interpretation between the prophet Malachi and the first days of Christianity, Joseph Blenkinsopp's Opening the Sealed Book traces three different prophetic traditions in Isaiah -- the "man of God," the critic of social structures, and the apocalyptic seer.

Blenkinsopp explores the place of Isaiah in Jewish sectarianism, at Qumran, and among early Christians, touching on a number of its themes, including exile, "the remnant of Israel," martyrdom, and "the servant of the Lord." Encompassing several disciplines -- hermeneutics, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Second Temple studies, Christian origins -- Opening the Sealed Book will appeal to Jewish and Christian scholars as well as readers fascinated by the intricate and influential prophetic visions of Isaiah.

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