Isaiah 40-55 Vol 2 (ICC)

Scholars and serious students will be enriched as they carefully work through this study. -- Dianne Bergant * The Bible Today * "The commentary constitutes a detailed exegetical discussion, including interaction with ancient and medieval Jewish and Christian sources as well as modern commentators. Although interpreters will invariably find much to challenge, this highly detailed commentary presents a very useful resource to interpreters of Isaiah 40-55." Marvin A. Sweeney, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 33 No. 4, October 2007 -- Marvin A. Sweeney "Isaiah 4055 is unusually challenging on both the macro and micro levels. To combine literary sensibilities with traditional textual and historical methods is challenging as well. These informative, careful, and copiously researched volumes respectably fill a long-felt gap and will surely be sought as important reference works in the study of Isaiah for decades to come." -Patricia K. Tull, Interpretation, January 2009 "One of the latest additions to the eminent International CriticalCommentary series is this joint production of J. Goldingay and D.Payne. In the preface (pp.ix-x), the authors lay out briefly the longhistory of the ICC's delay in publishing a complete commentary on thebook of Isaiah, and describe the process with which they worked: Payneis primarily responsible for the textual and philological notes, whileGoldingay produced the bulk of the explicitly exegetical work and thelengthy introduction... The two authors have succeeded, independentlyin their respective tasks and jointly through their interaction, inproducing a detailed and ultimately quite judicious commentary on thesixteen chapters of the book of Isaiah normally taken to be a literaryunit within this corpus... In form and content these two volumes are afitting addition to the ICC, and - along with H.G.M. Williamson'srecently appeared volume on chapters 1-27 - are sure to provide a solidfoundation for planned volumes on the remaining chapters." -- Jeremy M.Hutton, Princeton Theological Seminary, Hebrew Studies 50 (2009) -- Jeremy M. Hutton, Princeton Theological Seminary 'ICC has been the supreme English language Bible commentary series throughout the twentieth century, and the recent additions to it...maintain its reputation as the commentary of choice, the first volume to be pulled from the shelf when a really tricky issue of exegesis or exposition is involved or an authoritative survey of historical and recent scholarly interpretation is sought on any particular passage.' -- Professor James Dunn, University of Durham * Blurb from reviewer * "Every comment is supported by meticulous argment and clearly expressed, with the purpose of enabling readers to interpret Isaiah 40-55 for themselves. This purpose is undoubtedly achieved." 32.5 (2008) -- J.E. Tollington * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *

John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, and formerly Principal of St John's Theological College, Nottingham, UK. David Payne was Director of Studies at London School of Theology (London Bible College).

Commentary 3.44.24 - 48.22 Yhwh's work with Cyrus a)44.24 - 45.25 The triumph of Cyrus b)46.1 - 47.15 The fall of Babylon's gods and their city c)48.1-22 The challenge to Jacob-Israel 4.49.1 - 52.12 The servant and Jerusalem-Zion a)49.1-13 The servant's testimony and its implications b)49.14 - 50.3 Yhwh's response to abandoned Sion c)50.4-11 The awakening of Yhwh's servant d)51.1 - 52.12 The awakening of Yhwh and of Jerusalem-Sion 5.52.13 - 55.13 Yhwh's act of restoration and transformation a)52.13 - 53.12 The fruitfulness of the servant's ministry b)54.1-17a The renewing of the abandoned woman/city c)54.17b - 55.13 The broadening of the covenant commitment Indexes