The Structure of Classical Hebrew Poetry: Isaiah 40-55 / / M.C.A. Korpel, Johannes de Moor.

• Superior document: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies ; 41
• VerfasserIn: Korpel, M.C.A.,; Moor, Johannes de,
• TeilnehmendeR: Moor, Johannes de,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Oudtestamentische Studiën, Old Testament Studies ; 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (766 pages)

Exegesis starts with the delimitation of the pericope to be interpreted. Yet the principles for selecting passages which form the part of departure for the exegete are seldom made explicit and if one compares various commentaries and Bible translations, it soon becomes apparent that this lack of methodical transparency gives rise to a lot of confusion and dissent. In this work the authors make use of text divisions found in ancient Hebrew, Greek and Syriac manuscripts of Isaiah 40-55 (Deutero-Isaiah). For the first time the poetic structure of the text is based on controllable evidence which is roughly 500-1000 years older than the medieval Masoretic manuscripts on which all modern editions are based. The results are astonishing and raise the question why this type of evidence has been largely neglected thus far.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Preface / Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 2 The Structure of Isaiah 40 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 3 The Structure of Isaiah 41 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 4 The Structure of Isaiah 42 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 5 The Structure of Isaiah 43 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 6 The Structure of Isaiah 44 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 7 The Structure of Isaiah 45-46 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 8 The Structure of Isaiah 47 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 9 The Structure of Isaiah 48 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 10 The Structure of Isaiah 49 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 11 The Structure of Isaiah 50:1-51:8 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 12 The Structure of Isaiah 51:9-52:12 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 13 The Structure of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 14 The Structure of Isaiah 54 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 15 The Structure of Isaiah 55 / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Chapter 16 General Conclusions / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Index of Parallel Words / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Abbreviations / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Index of Biblical Texts / Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor -- Oudtestamentische Studiën / Editor: Johannes C. de Moor.