The Messianic Ideal of Isaiah

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Excerpt from The Messianic Ideal of Isaiah: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Bryn Mawr College in Part Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, June 1917 In the first thirty-nine chapters of the book of Isaiah four pas sages are especially important in determining the course of the development of the Messianic ideal of Israel, namely 1: 24-27 9: 1-6, 10: 33-11: 10 (or as usually cited 11: 1 and 32: 1-6( '3) These four passages agree in describing a political kingdom with a definite government distinct from the rule of J ahveh Himself. The fact that the book of Isaiah, as it now stands, was compiled some time after the exile from smaller collections of unrelated fragments, many of which first circulated independently, and gradually came to be associated with Isaiah, is now too generally accepted by biblical scholars to need discussion here. Obviously, then, the presence of a particular passage in the compilation proves nothing concerning the identity of its author. It is in the book simply because a compiler considered it worthy of preservation. A large number of passages are clearly post-exilic in form and content (e. G. The oracle against Babylon, ch. 13) also many of the sections which as clearly belong to the eighth century contain explanations and additions of a much later date. The proportion of early and of late material in the several independent collections difiers considerably. In chs. 2-12, for instance, the relative amount of Isaianic material is larger than in any other part of the book. In chs. 28-32, on the other hand, the few passages which may have been utterances of Isaiah are almost hidden by the accumulations of later matter. Neverthe less, for the dating of any particuiar passage within the various collections we must depend on internal evidence alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.