Isaiah 56-66: A new translation with introduction and commentary

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: July 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

JOSEPH BLENKINSOPP, Isaiah 56-66: A new translation with introduction and commentary (AB 19B; New York/London/Toronto: Doubleday, 2003). Pp. xvi + 348. $45.

For years, students and scholars interested in the Book of Isaiah have waited for the Anchor Bible Commentary to be completed on this major prophetic corpus. The third and final volume, on Isaiah 56-66, is now completed. As the first two volumes have emerged with reviews of appreciation and acclaim, so does the third volume. Joseph Blenkinsopp, author of all three volumes, has completed a major study of the Book of Isaiah with a fresh and ...

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