The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, 1-39 [Paperback]

Comments on the oracles of a prophet who lived in the closing half of the 8th century B. C. and whose interest in contemporary politics and international affairs was the product of his faith in the Holy God, who rules in and over all history.Comments on the oracles of a prophet who lived in the closing half of the 8th century B. C. and whose interest in contemporary politics and international affairs was the product of his faith in the Holy God, who rules in and over all history.In Isaiah 139 are included the oracles of a prophet who lived in the closing half of the eighth century B.C. His interest in contemporary politics and understanding of international affairs was the product of his faith in the Holy God, who rules in and over all history. Professor Herbert introduces the book with sections on its date, context, nature and content. The text is then given with the detailed commentary in the style now established for this series.The footnotes to the N.E.B. text; Map of the Near East in Old Testament times; Map of Palestine in the eighth century B.C.; Table of events in the eighth century B.C.; The place of the book in the Old Testament; The life and times of the prophet; Prophecy; The message of Isaiah; The structure of Isaiah 139; The text; Index.