Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah (2 vols.)

Vol 1: This first part of a 2-volume work, this study combines recent approaches that treat the formation and early interpretation of the final form of the book of Isaiah with the more conventional historical-critical methods that treat the use of traditions by Isaiah's authors and editors. Studies investigate Isaiah's use of early sacred tradition, the editing and contextualization of oracles within the Isaianic tradition itself, and the interpretation of the book of Isaiah in later traditions (as seen in the various versions of the text and various communities).Contributors of this volume include virtually all of the major scholars of Isaiah and the leading scholars of biblical interpretation in the intertestamental, New Testament, and early Jewish periods.Vol. 2: The second part of a 2-volume work, this study combines recent approaches that treat the formation and early interpretation of the final form of the book of Isaiah with the more conventional historical-critical methods that treat the use of traditions by Isaiah's authors and editors. Studies investigate Isaiah's use of early sacred tradition, the editing and contextualization of oracles within the Isaianic tradition itself, and the interpretation of the book of Isaiah in later traditions (as seen in the various versions of the text and various communities).Contributors of this volume include virtually all of the major scholars of Isaiah and the leading scholars of biblical interpretation in the intertestamental, New Testament, and early Jewish periods.

'The collection of Isaian scholars is impressive, and the two volumes maintain a high standard of commentary...Throught these two volumes the reade may see the broad scope of current Isaian scholarship.' William H. Irwin, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.

Craig C. Broyles, Ph.D. (1984) in Biblical Studies, Sheffield University, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University. He has published The Conflict of Faith and Experience (Sheffield Academic Press, 1989) and has recently completed a commentary on the Psalms.Craig A. Evans, Ph.D. (1983) in Biblical Studies, Claremont Graduate School, is Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University and Director of the Graduate Program in Biblical Studies. He has published several books, including To See and Not Perceive: Isaiah 6.9-10 in Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation (Sheffield Academic Press, 1989) and Jesus and His Contemporaries (Brill, 1995).