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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, 19 3. 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 us 5) 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) eb 501033 1) mutase so ak

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