Isaiah 40-66 (The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL))

Isaiah 40-66, By Marvin A. Sweeney, Is The Nineteenth Published Volume In The Forms Of The Old Testament Literature (fotl), A Series That Provides A Form-critical Analysis Of The Books And Units In The Hebrew Bible. Building On His Earlier Fotl Volume, Isaiah 1-39, Sweeney Here Presents His Analysis Of Isaiah 40-66 Within Both The Synchronic Literary Form Of Isaiah And The Diachronic History Of Its Composition. In Keeping With The Methodology And Goals Of The Fotl Series, Sweeney's Isaiah 40-66 Offers Detailed Examinations Of The Formal Structure Of The Chapters Covered; The Genres That Function Within These Chapters; The Literary, Historical, And Social Settings Of The Text; And The Overall Interpretation Of Isaiah 40-66 And Its Constituent Textual Units. Including A Glossary Of The Genres And Formulas Discussed, This Commentary Will Be A Useful Resource To Anyone Wishing To Engage More Deeply With This Central Book In The Hebrew Bible. (publisher). Introduction To The Book Of Isaiah -- The Individual Units Of Isaiah 40-66. Marvin A. Sweeney. Includes Bibliographical References. "Isaiah 40-66 , by Marvin A. Sweeney, is the nineteenth published volume in The Forms of Old Testament Literature (FOTL), a series that provides a form-critical analysis of the books and units in the Hebrew Bible. Building on his earlier FOTL volume Isaiah 1-39 , Sweeney here presents his analysis of Isaiah 40-66 within both the synchronic literary form of Isaiah and the diachronic history of its composition. In keeping with the methodology and goals of the FOTL series, Isaiah 40-66 offers detailed examinations of the formal structure of the chapters covered; the genres that function within these chapters; the literary, historical, and social settings of the text; and the overall interpretation of Isaiah 40-66 and its constituent textual units. Including a glossary of the genres and formulas discussed, this commentary will be a useful resource to anyone wishing to engage more deeply with this central book in the Hebrew Bible."-- Provided by Freading