Isaiah [Paperback]

John Goldingay (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2001 | Series: New International Biblical Com (Old)(Qualtiy Paper) (Book 13)

The book of Isaiah depicts for its readers what happens when Isaiah volunteers to become Yahweh’s gofer—when he acts and speaks on Yahweh’s behalf with Yahweh’s authority. In this careful and insightful commentary on Isaiah, Goldingay unfolds the voices and messages of those prophetic actions and experiences. While doing this he points out that three attributes of Yahweh come into distinctive focus in Isaiah: Yahweh’s majesty and authority, Yahweh’s passion in anger and compassion, and Yahweh’s insight and capacity to formulate a plan and put it into effect. Goldingay also examines the way Isaiah thinks about the people of God and the relationship between the vision of who they could be, the reality of who they were, the calamity of that contrast, and ultimately the promise Yahweh offers to them.

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About the Author

John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister and his publications include Approaches to Old Testament Interpretation, Models for Interpretation of Scripture, and Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old Testament.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565632230
• ISBN-13: 978-1565632233
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value for the Price, November 15, 2006

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Have you noticed how expensive John Goldingay's more technical studies of Isaiah can be? My goodness, who is going to spend $170 on a two volume exegesis of Isaiah 40-55? I'd love to have it, but even a bibliophile like me has certain principles!

All kidding and kvetching aside, this more modest volume gives you a little sampling of how Goldingay sees the book of Isaiah. He does a nice job of showing how Isaiah's vision of God's righteous kingdom shows up everywhere, and how certain passages evoke other texts within Isaiah and in the psalter.

On the other hand, there is not a lot of meat on the bones when it comes to the discussion of individual verses. There is a nice discussion of the more infamous passages in Isaiah (52:13-53:12, for instance). The bottom line is that this is the book to get before you spend your retirement monies on the other, more substantial volumes.

This is not the best single volume commentary on Isaiah (I like Brevard Childs and J. Alec Motyer more), but it is a reliable and pastor friendly book. Recommended.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview, January 19, 2007

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This is a great, one volume commentary on Isaiah. You will need your bible handy, as Scripture is not quoted, but is referenced.