Unity in the Book of Isaiah

Benedetta Rossi is Associate Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy.Dominic S. Irudayaraj S.J. is a faculty member at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy, Visiting Professor at Hekima College, Kenya and Research Associate at University of Pretoria, South Africa.Gina Hens-Piazza is Professor of Biblical Studies and Joseph S. Alemany Endowed Chair at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, USA.

• List of contributorsIntroduction - Gina Hens-Piazza, Jesuit School of Theology of the Santa Clara University, USA, Dominic S. Irudayaraj, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy and Benedetta Rossi, Pontifical Biblical Institute, ItalySection OneChapter 1. The “Unity” of the Book of Isaiah: A Personal Review and Outlook - Ulrich Berges, the University of Bonn, GermanyChapter 2. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Methodological Reflections On Reading Isaiah As A Unity - Hugh G. M. Williamson, University of Oxford, UKChapter 3: E Pluribus Unum: Finding Intertextual Threads That Unite The Book Of Isaiah - Hyun Chul Paul Kim, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USAChapter 4. Tracking The Scribal Trails In The Book Of Isaiah: The Sabbath Affair - Benedetta Rossi, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy Chapter 5. Concept Of History In The Book Of Isaiah - Peter Dubovsky´, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy Chapter 6: The Remnants Of A Figural Past: Symmetry, Analogy, And The Search For A Holy Seed In The Book Of Isaiah - Jacob Stromberg, University of North Carolina, USASection TwoChapter 7: The Unity Of The Book Of Isaiah: More Than A Memory Game Or A Fata Morgana? - Willem A. M. Beuken, KU Leuven, BelgiumChapter 8: Jacob As A Unifying Motif In The Book Of Isaiah - Marvin A. Sweeney, CST Claremont School of Theology, USAChapter 9: Can Jeremiah Quote Deutero- Or Trito- Isaiah? Its Impact On The “Unity” Movement In Isaiah Studies - Georg Fischer, University of Innsbruck, AustriaChapter 10: Blindness In Discourse: Cognitive Links In Isaiah Through The Metaphors In Isa 42–43 As Test Cases - Boris Lazzaro, Independent scholarSection ThreeChapter 11: “Desolate” Depictions In Isaiah: Approaching The Unity Question, Anew! - Dominic S. Irudayaraj, Pontifical Biblical Institute, ItalyChapter 12: Zion’s Destiny As Theological Disclosure: Mapping Of A Metaphor Across Isaiah - Gina Hens-Piazza, esuit School of Theology of the Santa Clara University, USAChapter 13: Between Absurdity And Hope: Suffering In The Book Of Isaiah - Blaženka Scheuer, Lund University, SwedenChapter 14: The Isaianic “Unity Movement” From A Perspective Of Trauma Studies: With A Special Focus On Isaiah 1–12 - Elizabeth Esterhuizen, University of Pretoria, South Africa and Alphonso Groenewald, University of Pretoria, South AfricaChapter 15: Unity And Translation Criticism: The Case Of The Peshitta Translation - Attila Bodor, Pontifical Biblical Institute, ItalyBibliographyIndex Of References And Authors

This important volume shows how, in the last two decades, a point of no return has been reached for the exegesis of Isaiah: this prophetic book can no longerbe seen as a collection of distinct texts by individual authors (even with mutual influences).