"How should Christians read the Old Testament today? Answers to this question gravitate between two poles. On the one hand, some pay little attention to the gap between the Old Testament and today, reading the Old Testament like a devotional allegory that points the Christian directly to Jesus. On the other hand, there are folks who prioritize an Old Testament passage's original context to such an extent that it is by no means clear if a ..."
"Interpreting Isaiah requires attention to empire. The matrix of the book of Isaiah was the imperial contexts of Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. The community of faith in these eras needed a prophetic vision for life. Not only is the book of Isaiah crafted in light of empire, but current readers cannot help but approach Isaiah in light of imperial realities today. As a neglected area of research, Isaiah and Imperial Context probes how empi ..."
Discovering Isaiah Content, Interpretation, Reception (Discovering Biblical Texts (Dbt)) by AndrewT. Abernethy Paperback, Published 2021 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-7805-2, ISBN: 0-8028-7805-9
"Two respected Old Testament scholars offer a fresh, comprehensive treatment of the Messiah theme throughout the entire Old Testament and examine its relevance for New Testament interpretation. Addressing a topic of perennial interest and foundational significance, this book explores what the Old Testament actually says about the Messiah, divine kingship, and the kingdom of God. It also offers a nuanced understanding of how New Testament ..."
"The book of Isaiah has nourished the church throughout the centuries. However, its massive size can be intimidating; its historical setting canseem distant, opaque, varied; its organization and composition can seem disjointed and fragmented; its abundance of terse, poetic language can make its message seem veiled - and where are those explicit prophecies about Christ? These are typical experiences for many who try to read, let alone tea ..."
"The book of Isaiah has nourished the church throughout the centuries. However, its massive size can be intimidating; its historical setting can seem distant, opaque, varied; its organization and composition can seem disjointed and fragmented; its abundance of terse, poetic language can make its message seem veiled―and where are those explicit prophecies about Christ? These are typical experiences for many who try to read, let alone teac ..."
"About the Contributor(s): Andrew T. Abernethy is Lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley Melbourne Mission and Ministry College. Mark G. Brett is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Whitley College, MCD University of Divinity. Tim Bulkeley recently retired as Lecturer at Carey Baptist College, Auckland, and is now a freelance scholar. Tim Meadowcroft is Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Laidlaw College, Auckland."
Discovering Isaiah Content, Interpretation, Reception by AndrewT. Abernethy 265 Pages, Published 2021 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4674-6273-0, ISBN: 1-4674-6273-X
"... 28—39 (ch. 33). So, Isaiah 40—55 is an integral extension of the developing message of First Isaiah. Jacob Stromberg ... Stromberg results in the depiction of an organic growth in the Isaiah tradition that began with the eighth-century ..."
"Frederic William Bush, Ruth, Esther, WBC 9 (Dallas: Word, 1996), 48–49. Bush is
dependent on John Beekman, John Callow, and Michael Kopesec, The Semantic
Structure of Written Communication, 5th ed. (Dallas: SIL, 1981), 135, 137. 15."
"Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2014), 21–25. ... Karl Ritter, as quoted in the classic book by
George Adam Smith, The Historical Geography of the Holy Land, 7th ed. ... As a
determining factor in ancient Near Eastern and biblical thought, land receives
very little treatment from studies that ... Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2010); Oded Borow ..."
Discovering Isaiah Content, interpretation, reception (Discovering series, 8) by T. AbernethyAndrew Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2021 by Spck Publishing, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-0-281-07766-3, ISBN: 0-281-07766-5
"This concise introduction to the interpretation of the book of Isaiah encourages in-depth study of the text and deliberate grappling with related theological and historical questions by providing a critical assessment of key interpreters ..."
"This collaborative endeavor identifies the interpretive methods used throughout history and constructs a way forward for our own approach to reading the Major Prophets, offering fresh and helpful insights to scholars, students, and pastors ..."
Eating in Isaiah Approaching the Role of Food and Drink in Isaiah's Structure and Message (Biblical Interpretation Series) by AndrewT. Abernethy Hardcover, 234 Pages, Published 2014 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-27037-4, ISBN: 90-04-27037-X
"In Eating in Isaiah Andrew Abernethy employs a sequential-synchronic approach to explore the role of eating in the structure and message of the book of Isaiah. By focusing on 'scaffolding' chapters (Isaiah 1; 36 37; 55; 65-66), avenues open for exploring how eating operates within the major sections of Isaiah and how the motif enhances the book's coherence. Furthermore, occurrences of eating in Isaiah create networks of association that ..."
Savoring Scripture A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible by AndrewAbernethy 159 Pages, Published 2022 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5140-0410-4, ISBN: 1-5140-0410-0
"Contents Foreword: Charlie Dates Acknowledgments PROLOGUE STEP 1: Posture STEP 2: Flow STEP 3A: Context—Historical STEP 3B: Context—Book STEP 4: Whole Bible STEP 5: Savor God STEP 6: Faithful Response EPILOGUE Appendix 1: Word Study ..."
"Bürki, M. (2013), 'City of Pride, City of Glory: The Opposition of Two Cities in
Isaiah 24–27', in J. T. Hibbard and H. C. P. Kim (eds.) ... Calvin, J. (1979a),
Calvin's Commentaries, vol. 7, tr. ... Cho, P. K. K., and J. Fu (2013), 'Death and
Feasting in the Isaiah Apocalypse (Isaiah 25:6–8)', in J. T. Hibbard and H. C. P.
Kim (eds.) ..."
New Studies in Biblical Theology The Book of Isaiah and God's Kingdom : A Thematic-Theological Approach by AndrewAbernethy 250 Pages, Published 2016 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-9449-9, ISBN: 0-8308-9449-7
Eating in Isaiah Approaching the Role of Food and Drink in Isaiah's Structure and Message by AndrewT. Abernethy 248 Pages, Published 2014 by Brill ISBN-13: 978-90-04-28086-1, ISBN: 90-04-28086-3
"... Cho and Janling Fu offer a detailed study on how the language in 25:6–8,
especially v. 8a (“He will swallow death...”), relates to Canaanite background.
Cho and Fu argue that עלב (“to swallow”) links with תומ (“death”) in 25:8 in light of
an impressive collection of Ugaritic texts that portray the deity Motas having an
insatiable appetite (KTU 1.4–1.6; 1.23).88 They then note how the Old Testament
alludes to and transforms thes ..."