3. Arguments for Distinguishing betwee
‘and Second Isaiah
Bee V (726.122 BCE) ha taken the ast
(RSV bas Rezin) and Pela son of Rema ing of lo
The reigning monarch of Ia, Abe (136-716 BCE) whoo,
Isiah mets personaly tthe cond ofthe Upper pot ore
Faller’ Feld Road (1s 71-9) doesnot lien oleh hee
‘o remain net but rather ees the protection fhe Asta
Sargon captured Ashdod which was tying o rebel ae te
Assyrian. This had ben foretold by ih who had gone ed
and baefot for dee years a & sign and potent of ings
come (fsa 201-6. Finally Ish experened he spe a
Jerusalem by Seaacherib (70-681 BCE) during the rig of
ing Hezekiah (716-657 B.C, the son of Abr. the year
105 B.CE. For some teaon Scamacherb lit the siege ae
‘shes home. Tis is interpreted bythe people of erste sn
Sign of weakness and ofthe impregnabliy of Zion aa
fol hat the Assyrian wl come bck abd be es gn
‘elling ofthe oly cy (cn 4026 aS Tea a ae
‘ho sie the resplendent sua ng ne ese hy Aad
itsabvious that one and the se nit Known ode
‘ume of ih could 0 ave popesied overs s Ys Sn
‘ine amounting to mot two centres, Than schlesea
Fis sia othe eighth century and Sond lish fo seh
Literary Arguments
Both the lsias are poets of high calibre bu een in
‘rns the difereae in syle can be ied ra in the
fon of woes" a ena a Fist aah. oe 324) bot
se not tobe ound in Sean ish who ws more wiley he
spain re (fia s12-17 462428 5313 St
®, Palo ala sent in it nih at Second sah
gt at ome init 4210-13 and 44.2), The well own
Servant Song als bg et (sa 42:14 BS
S213 59:0) Inf 216 a a 31-6 sand tin et
Teuah asa poste foren elements, Pte Fist hs
‘mor tbe be Davie and Zion alone Ta 1432,
193. BOOK OF ISATAH.
1. Literary sional Probless
pe battvvice they have rendered in
2 er ions and glosses that ae apparent
snuy Boks ofthe Bibl
‘Of eoare ow suis nthe philosopy of language and in
ermepsutic ave revealed tat the meaning of text does no
ree Ja the ext bu emerges from the dialogue of he ear
Wath the text Ths one ct also Took at the Book of Isiah rom
the perspective of the lst reactor who i tying to make sense
‘ie xe, the erentest national aastropbe that betel the nation
{hw sof the restoration that followed. Th this member of
‘heath community of post-exllic Israel or Judaism realize tha
{Twas Yahweh, the God of Israel ho had spoken through his
Servants the pephets not meely by threatening his people but
ty ving acl repentance thas giving er ope forthe ue
“Rad so their task was nt merely, not say nt all, historia
tut theological and kerygmatc, Tis is why ater oracles of hope
tne inser ito earlier material containing teats, causing
‘bles foc historians and ery ete, but fering valuable
int ttievers who read wat happened inthe history offal
fie eep reflecting thatthe sane God WOU as e active in
‘hei oon contemporary situations Besiesal hs ore eli
Minas great prophet anda thelogial gen0s Fist ah mag
2. Division ofthe Book ot Isaiah
i First Ialak within ha 1-39)
wig Arai wa (Bok oma
Aer the Aramacan wats 98s (Abaz Hezekiah)
Poseeuie sections: Retum of the exiles Mt
New Exo 111516
yma of thanking: 1216
2) Oracles om the Nations (Te “Bu”: 1323
Burden of Babylon: 151-1432 (pstexi)
Borden of Moab 15-1614 (Jer 8)
Burden of Damas: 7-1
(On the Nations in general 1712-14
Barden of Cush or Ethioni: 181-7
Burden of Ey 1915
‘Conversion of Eypt and Asi: 191625:
(postexiie)
‘Burden onthe Maritime Pain: 21:1-10 (Merodach
alan’ an?)
Burda of Da (Edom): 2: 11-12
Burden of Abs: 2113-15
‘ude of Ke Easter Desert ibe) 21:16:17
us5) Once o cana; 26.33 Jn AbD
6) The Lite Apap 3835 fone}
7 Origin! Concason of Prt ih? 3629 (2 Kx
T1338 18.20)
Seanachers Invasion of oda
Embassy of Merodach Baladan
i Second Isaiah (chs 40-55)
Sata Gean cuits att S08
iets ned ih oie i Comino ae
2 isto Cae sos recone
the Bok of Iaith, But fray Cac eoneen eee
‘Al sane cs a4 loc
a
1 lan ohne 9 ey gad
U6
tt 048 tye Se a ayn ae ond win
agains! false gage g Mt chs 49-85, Finally there are polemics
Ecinerretey paca ey its ess
Thre bahe ge ee Bea 20 a)
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