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The Holy One of Israel: Studies in the Book of Isaiah

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, 2014
ISBN: 9781597526593
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Overview

Growing out of the work that the author did in preparing two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to scholarly. They first appeared in biblical dictionaries, scholarly journals, and popular periodicals. Gathered here for the first time, they display in various ways how the author sees the various parts of Isaiah functioning together to give a coherent message to the church. The opening chapters lay out Oswalt’s understanding of the overall message of the book of Isaiah. Subsequent chapters consider such themes as holiness and righteousness as they function in that larger structure. The concluding chapters look at selected sections of Isaiah in more detail, noting how those specific messages contribute to the overall whole.

Resource Experts
  • Compiled from Oswalt’s previous articles and chapters on Isaiah
  • Explores the theological unity of Isaiah
  • Focuses on themes of holiness, righteousness, and the nations
  • The Kerygmatic Structure of the Book of Isaiah
  • The Book of Isaiah: A Short Course in Biblical Theology
  • Judgment and Hope: The Full-Orbed Gospel
  • Holiness in the Book of Isaiah
  • Righteousness in Isaiah: A Study of the Function of Chapters 56–66 in the Present Structure of the Book
  • Isaiah 40–66: Addressed to People during and after the Exile
  • The Mission of Israel to the Nations: Micah and Isaiah
  • The Nations in Isaiah: Friend or Foe; Servant or Partner?
  • God’s Determination to Save His People
  • The Significance of the almah Prophecy in the Context of Isaiah 7–12
  • Isaiah 24–27: Songs in the Nigh
  • Isaiah 52:13—53:12: Servant of Al
  • Isaiah 60–62: The Glory of the Lord

Top Highlights

“In many ways the rest of the book is an outworking of the components of Isaiah’s experience on a national scale. Just as Isaiah needed to see both God and himself correctly (6:1–4), so did the nation (chaps. 7–39). Just as Isaiah needed to receive the fiery, but ultimately gracious cleansing of God (6:5–7), so did the nation (chaps. 40–55). And just as Isaiah needed to receive God’s commission (6:8–13), so did the nation (chaps. 56–66).” (Page 17)

“Whatever the distant future may hold, it is through judgment, not around it, Whatever the ultimate destiny of Israel and Judah, their immediate destiny is one of destruction.” (Pages 5–6)

“But restoration is for a purpose, the purpose of revealing God to the world and drawing the world to him” (Page 6)

“Without question it speaks about the inescapability of divine retribution” (Page 5)

“God’s holiness finds its ultimate expression in redemption” (Page 50)

For several decades, the work of Oswalt on Isaiah has commanded the respect of evangelical and mainstream scholars alike. This volume augments Oswalt’s classic commentary with collected essays that offer mature reflection on some of the most crucial themes confronting any student of Isaiah. The reader will discover the careful balance of critical thought and spiritual sensitivity so characteristic of Oswalt's work. I'm grateful to Wipf and Stock for making these essays so readily accessible.

—John W. Hilber, Professor of Old Testament, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, Michigan

Finally in one place, the learned reflections of a sage who consistently focused his exegetical gaze over the past four decades on one of the masterpieces of biblical literature. This collection opens up the riches of the book of Isaiah, providing historical, literary, and theological insights that cannot help but prompt further research and proclamation.

—Mark J. Boda, Professor of Old Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Canada

This work contains an amazing collection of essays by an eminent scholar who has spent over thirty years of his life devoted to the book of Isaiah. It summarizes several decades of studies on the book of Isaiah, collects articles on a wide range of topics, and puts them into a handy reference tool. This work should become a standard resource for those doing serious research in the book of Isaiah.

—Paul D. Wegner, Professor of Old Testament, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, California

Dr. John Oswalt returned to the Asbury Theological Seminary faculty in 2009 as visiting distinguished professor of Old Testament. He served as research professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblical Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., since 1999. Prior to that, he was professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Asbury Seminary from 1989 to 1999. This was his second term on Asbury Seminary’s faculty, having first served from 1970 to 1982. In the interim, he was president of Asbury College from 1983 to 1986 and a member of the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill., from 1986 to 1989. Oswalt received a B.A. from Taylor University; a B.D. and Th.M. from Asbury Seminary; and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Brandeis University. His writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly journals and popular religious periodicals. Many of his these articles have dealt with the application of Biblical teachings to modern ethical questions. He has written eight books. His most recent book is a study of I John, entitled On Being a Christian (Francis Asbury Press, 2008). He was the Old Testament editor of the Wesley Bible, a study Bible from the Wesleyan perspective published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1990. He also served as consulting editor for the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (Zondervan, 1997). He was a member of the New International Version translation team, and is currently one of a six-member editorial team that has revised the Living Bible (New Living Translation, 1996), and is continuing the revision process with Tyndale House Publishers. Oswalt is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, with membership in the Kentucky Annual Conference. He has served as a part-time pastor to congregations in New England and Kentucky, and is a frequent speaker in conferences, camps and local churches. He is married to the former Karen Kennedy, and they have three children and two grandchildren.

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