Isaiah 1-39

by McKinion, Steven A.

• ISBN13: 9780830814800
• ISBN10: 0830814809
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government will be upon his shoulderand his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.For the early church fathers the prophecy of Isaiah was not a compendium of Jewish history or theology but an announcement of the coming Messiah fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. As such, the prophet's words were a rich source of theological reflection concerning their Lord and a vital aid in their defense against the objections of the Jews that Jesus was the promised Messiah. The interpretation of Jesus' ministry in light of Isaiah's prophecy was not a theological innovation on their part, but rather a following of the path blazed by the New Testament writers and Jesus himself.Among passage-by-passage commentaries cited here are those by Eusebius of Caesarea, Jerome, Cyril of Alexandria and Theodoret of Cyr, as well as one attributed to Basil of Caesarea. John Chrysostom preached a series of homilies on Isaiah of which most of those extant concern the first eight chapters, though Chrysostom frequently cites Isaiah in numerous homilies on other books. Augustine of Hippo, Gregory the Great and Bede the Venerable frequently cited passages from Isaiah 1-39 as did many other fathers in defending the Christian faith from Jewish critics.Edited by Steven A. McKinion, this volume of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture offers readers access to materials ranging from East to West and from the first through the eighth centuries, some appearing in English translation for the first time. Within this treasure house are riches to illumine the mind and fire the heart.

Table of Contents

General Introduction	xi
A Guide to Using This Commentary	xiii
Abbreviations	xv
Introduction to Isaiah I-39	xvii
Commentary on Isaiah I-39	1	(266)
Appendix: Early Christian Writers and the Documents Cited	267	(9)
Timeline of Writers of the Patristic Period	276	(4)
Biographical Sketches	280	(11)
Bibliography of Works in Original Languages	291	(11)
Bibliography of Works in English Translation	302	(8)
Author/Writings Index	310	(1)
Subject Index	311	(8)
Scripture Index	319