Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity.(Book review)

Biblical Theology Bulletin | December 22, 2007| | Copyright

Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. By Joseph Blenkinsopp. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2006. Pp. xx + 315. Paper, $25.00.

In this book Joseph Blenkinsopp, one of the most learned and judicious biblical scholars alive today, explores a series of related issues concerning the canonical formation of Isaiah as well as its importance to late-antique Jewish sectarians, most particularly to the Qumran and early Christian communities. Blenkinsopp challenges the notion that Isaiah was brought into its final canonical ...

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