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Unbound By Time: Isaiah Still Speaks
William Holladay
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Description for Unbound By Time: Isaiah Still Speaks
Paperback. In this very accessible volume, the author introduces the reader to the several ways in which Isaiah speaks, from ancient Jewish readings of the text, to Handel's lyrical use of it in his oratorio, Messiah, to the Christian community who has heard it fore Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
In this timely and highly readable volume, Old Testament scholar William Holladay introduces the reader to the several ways in which Isaiah speaks, from ancient Jewish readings of the text, to Handel’s lyrical use of it in his oratorio, Messiah, to the Christian community who has heard it foretelling the life and death of Jesus Christ. Holladay argues persuasively that the text of Isaiah, though rooted in historical time, place, circumstance, is unbound by time. Using those portions of the prophet’s writings which are most often included in the various modern lectionaries of the churches, Holladay both provides detailed ... Read more
In this timely and highly readable volume, Old Testament scholar William Holladay introduces the reader to the several ways in which Isaiah speaks, from ancient Jewish readings of the text, to Handel’s lyrical use of it in his oratorio, Messiah, to the Christian community who has heard it foretelling the life and death of Jesus Christ. Holladay argues persuasively that the text of Isaiah, though rooted in historical time, place, circumstance, is unbound by time. Using those portions of the prophet’s writings which are most often included in the various modern lectionaries of the churches, Holladay both provides detailed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cowley Publications
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Blue Ridge Summit, United States
ISBN
9781561012046
SKU
V9781561012046
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About William Holladay
WILLIAM HOLLADAY was for twenty-seven years the Lowry Professor of Old Testament at the Andover Newton Theological School; he taught for seven years at the Near East School of Theology in Beirut; and he served on the Old Testament Panel of the Committee for the translation of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. He is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for Unbound By Time: Isaiah Still Speaks
. . . this work aims to assist those who meet Isaiah in the liturgy and lectionary to understand how best (or at least how well) to engage the Isaiah texts. Holladay maintains and demonstrates with clarity how the prophetic words are both timebound but also unbound from their original contexts by virtue of being canonical. Clearly stated and thoroughly ... Read more