DESCRIPTION:

The course will analyze the Hebrew text of passages of this book, in terms of grammar, syntax, text criticism, form criticism, structure, and exegesis. Attention will be paid to their setting in the book as a whole.

God's Word has been entrusted to us as a treasure in the earthen vessels of ancient culture. Linguistically able students are given the opportunity of penetrating this cultural dimension by reading and studying the book of Isaiah from the Hebrew text. Light will be shed not only on this book that the New Testament takes so seriously but on the methodology of deriving meaning from culturally foreign texts.

The class will meet twice weekly for two-hour sessions for lecture and discussion.

Elliger, Karl, and Wilhelm Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990.

Seitz, C. R. Isaiah 1-39. Louisville: Knox, 1993.

Westermann, C. Isaiah 40-66. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1969.

Wildberger, H. Isaiah 1-12. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991.

__________. Isaiah 13-27. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997.

Also material specified in the syllabus.

Achtemeier, E. The Community and Message of Isaiah 56-66. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1982.

Clements, R. E. Isaiah 1-39. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980.

North, C. R. Second Isaiah. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.

Systematic preparation of the Hebrew text should precede class work. Exercise in translation and comment will be set to give practice for the final examination. A term paper will be required.

LG502.

Meets M. Div. core requirement in Old Testament "b" (OTBE).

Yes. Translation, comments, and a general understanding of the book will be expected.