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The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary
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| Part No: | 0830815937 |
| Manufacturer: | IVP Academic |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Recipient of a Christianity Today 1994 Critics Choice Award!Among Old Testament prophetic books no other equals Isaiah's brilliance of style and metaphor, its arresting vision of the Holy One of Is
| The Prophecy of Isaiah | 2010-08-17 | 4 / 5 |
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| This is a good commentary on the book of Isaiah. However it is not easy for the average person to fully grasp its contents. It is geared more for students of theology, dedicated students of the bible, teachers of the bible, or theologians. It's highly technical for the average layman. |
| The Prophecy of Isaiah | 2010-03-17 | 5 / 5 |
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J. Alec Motyer [For years I pronounced his name to myself as "mot-yer", but I have subsequently been told that it is pronounced "mo-teer". I don't have this on especially good authority, so if I ever meet him I will wait for someone else to pronounce his name before I confirm for all that I am an ignoramus. I do not consider being an ignoramus about the pronunciation of words or names, however, to be ignominious: it is the mark of an autodidact, an honor to whch I am only partially entitled.] As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, Motyer is my kinda guy. He proclaims from the start that what he set out to do for the book of Isaiah is impossible: to include all the material -- linguistic, exegetical, expository, introductory -- that he has collected over years of lecturing on the Hebrew text of Isaiah. Whew! "But," he says, "of course the world is not big enough to contain such a book, no publisher foolish enought to undertake it, nor am I competent to write it." What we have here in this commentary is the glory without the blood and guts: the benefit of his depth of study, without the underlying minutiae. And the gleanings are rich indeed. His footnoes alone are a model of scholarly efficiency: to follow each to its source would be in itself a course in Hermeneutics and History of Theology. Moreover, he keeps them on the foot of the page, as they should be, so that the reader doesn't need to flip back and forth to read them. The work is not, however, pedantic. This depth of study and insight into the work of some obscure ancient, such as Nicolas of Cusa for example, would be tedious indeed. But his subject is Isaiah, the premier of the Hebrew prophets. Isaiah is as "full of quotes" as Shakespeare, and is even more readable. The combination of Isaiah and Motyer holds a permanent place in the roll of biblical citicism.
Other recommended books on the subject: Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) Introduction to the Old Testament and the two-volume commentary The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39 (New Intl Commentary on the Old Testament)The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66 (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) |
| One of the two best Isaiah commentaries out there | 2009-04-25 | 5 / 5 |
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| In seminary I had access to numerous commentaries but I continue to find Motyer and Brevard Childs's commentaries on Isaiah to be the most helpful and most insightful. I highly recommend it. |
| Limited Value | 2008-11-04 | 2 / 5 |
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This book has limited usefulness for non-denominational students of Isaiah. The author pays lip service to alternative interpretations, but his obvious Christian biases and editorial comments are frankly annoying--suitable perhaps for Wednesday night Bible studies--but not useful for independent scholars.
The reader can learn from the author's knowledge of Hebrew and ancient history. Not a bad book but not very good either. |
| Well done critical commentary | 2008-10-28 | 4 / 5 |
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| Motyer's commentary is well-written and thorough. It is lacking in a Christological view of the entirety of Isaiah's text. Messianic passages are afforded a Christological understanding. The isogocial material and text criticism is well done. |
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