Who is the servant of the Lord?
Jewish and Christian interpretations on Isaiah 53 from antiquity to the Middle Ages
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Author
Publication
2012 - Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, Finland
Language
English
Word Count
108,500 words, Guess
Page Count
434 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28390367M
- ISBN-139789521227851
- ISBN-109521227850
- OCLC Control Number824081766
Classifications
- DDC224.106LAA
- LCCBS1515.52 .L33 2012
Description
Isaiah 53 has been regarded as a difficult passage within the Hebrew Bible because it describes a person who had to suffer and die vicariously in order to atone for the sins of others. Such a view is in strong contrast to the covenant theology which predominates in the Hebrew Bible and lays the foundation for the principle of retribution: Everyone must bear the consequences of his sins. It is for this reason that Klaus Koch called Isaiah 53 the "erratic block" in the Hebrew Bible. This study, the fruit of international co-operation in the network Rewritten Bible (established in 2006), consists of eleven articles on early interpretations of Isaiah 53 which is the central text in Jewish-Christian encounters through centuries. The articles are written so that they can be read independently. Nevertheless they all are interconnected and, therefore, an introduction and conclusions are included in the volume.
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Series Statement
- Studies in rewritten Bible -- 4
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