{"product_id":"isaiah-9780801030949","title":"Isaiah","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afresh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Award Finalist (Biblical Studies)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe book of Isaiah has been regarded from the earliest Christian period as a key part of the Old Testament's witness to Jesus Christ. This commentary by highly regarded Old Testament scholar J. Gordon McConville draws on the best of biblical scholarship as well as the Christian tradition to offer a substantive and useful commentary on Isaiah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcConville treats Isaiah as an ancient Israelite document that speaks to twenty-first-century Christians.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHe examines the text section by section and shows how the prophetic words are framed to persuade audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to paragraph-level commentary, all volumes of the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament series feature: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● A fresh translation of the Hebrew text\u003cbr\u003e● Incisive comments based on the author's translation\u003cbr\u003e● Linguistic, historical, and canonical insights\u003cbr\u003e● Theological reflections\u003cbr\u003e● Footnotes addressing technical matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePastors, teachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find here an accessible commentary that will serve as an excellent resource for their study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGrounded in rigorous scholarship but useful for those who preach and teach, this volume is the second in a new series on the Prophets. Series volumes are both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. Series editors are Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, and J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Gordon McConville\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is professor emeritus of Old Testament theology at the University of Gloucestershire in Gloucestershire, England. He previously taught at Trinity College, Bristol, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. McConville has written or edited many books, including \u003ci\u003eBeing Human in God's World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets\u003c\/i\u003e, and commentaries on Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 and 2 Chronicles, and Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525816455442,"sku":"9780801030949","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f320b67a-ba0a-42ac-baa6-e5769f48b845.jpg?v=1731241068","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/isaiah-9780801030949","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}