The Rhetorical Design of Isaiah 40-48/55 Zion's Incomparable Saviour and His Servants

By Pieter Van Der Lugt

In this volume, Pieter van der Lugt offers a comprehensive analysis of the rhetorical structure of Isaiah. As in his previous studies on the Book of Job and the Psalter the author demonstrates that classical Hebrew poetry displays a well-defined structure consisting of balanced main parts (cantos) and subdivision into strophes. This rhetorical starting point is of crucial importance for the delimitation of the individual poems in Isaiah 40-48 and in many cases determines their interpretation. Subsequently, it is demonstrated that the successive compositions form well-defined and coherent cycles of poems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004513973
• ISBN13: 9789004513976
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 732 Pages