Resources for the Book of Isaiah
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Isaiah at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Bible Briefs, Isaiah: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • Book of Isaiah, Wikipedia.
  • Book of Isaiah, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910.
  • Isaias, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • Introduction, Outline and Bibliography, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Introduction to the Book of Isaiah, New American Bible.
  • The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Isaiah.
  • Isaiah from Aaron Rittmaster's Hebrew Prophets Web.
  • Qumran Great Isaiah Scroll.
  • Bible Basics (Isaiah) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: Isaiah.
  • Biblenotes summary: Isaiah.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
  • Isaiah, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Isaiah, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Isaiah, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Isaiah, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Isaiah, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • "Isaiah and Micah," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
  • "Life and Literature of the Late Period," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
  • Isaiah, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
  • A Preacher's Conversation with Second Isaiah, Frederick J. Gaiser, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1994.
  • Living the Word: A Story of Loss and Hope. A Commentary on Isaiah by Walter Brueggemann at Sojourners Online.
  • The Book of Isaiah, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Isaiah, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
• Articles and Background:
  • "Christians Hearing Isaiah," Ellen F. Davis, Homiletix, 2006.
  • "The Holy One of Israel and the Message of Social Justice in Isaiah of Jerusalem: A Model for Contemporary Proclamation," Paul D. Hanson, Homiletix, 2006.
  • "Teaching the Preaching of Isaiah," Andrea L. Weiss, Homiletix, 2006.
  • Isaiah: "Tremble, Ye Women!" from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker.
  • "Die Armen im Buch Jesaja. Ein Beitrag zur Literaturgeschichte des AT," U. Berges, Biblica 80 (1999). Abstract (in English).
  • "Rethinking Isaiah," Norman Podhoretz, BeliefNet.
  • "Undisclosed Speech: Patterns of Communication in the Book of Isaiah," Hanna Liss, Journal of Hebrew Scripture 2002.
  • "Economic Plunder as a Leitmotif in LXX-Isaiah," Ronald L. Troxel, Biblica, 2002.
  • "The Book of Isaiah -- Theses and Hypotheses," J. Clinton McCann, Jr., Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2003.
  • "Isaiah and the Assyrians," Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Chicago.
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  • Gitay, Yehoshua, "Prophetic Criticism - 'What are they Doing?': The Case of Isaiah - A Methodological Assessment," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001.
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    • Conrad, Edgar W., "Yehoshua Gitay: 'What is He Doing?'" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2002.
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  • Goulder, Michael, "Deutero-Isaiah of Jerusalem," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
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  • Kratz, Reinhard G., "Israel in the Book of Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.
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  • Landy, Francis, "Vision and Voice in Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2000.
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  • Limburg, James, "Preaching the Text with Attention to the Historical Context," Word & World, 1994.
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  • Oswalt, John N., "The Book of Isaiah: A Short Course of Biblical Theology," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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  • Pakala, James C., "A Librarian's Comments on Commentaries: 16 (Isaiah)," Presbyterion, 2003.
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  • Schweitzer, Steven James, "Mythology in the Old Greek of Isaiah: The Technique of Translation," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
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  • Seitz, Christopher, "'You Are My Servant, You Are the Israel in Whom I Will Be Glorified': The Servant Songs and the Effect of Literary Context in Isaiah," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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  • van der Woude, Annemarieke, "Can Zion Do without the Servant in Isaiah 40-55?" Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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  • Watts, Rikk E., "Echoes from Israel's Past: Israel's Ancient Traditions and the Destiny of the Nations in Isaiah 40 - 55," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
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  • Wilks, J.G.F., "The Prophet as Incompetent Dramatist," Vetus Testamentum, 2003.
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  • Witvliet, John D., "Isaiah in Christian Liturgy: Recovering Textual Contrasts and correcting Theological Astigmatism," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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• Reviews:
  • Review: Joseph Blenkinsopp, Isaiah 1-39: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. (Doubleday, Anchor Bible Series, 2000) Reviews by Donald C. Polaski and Francis Landy in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (2 Reviews.)
  • Review: Christoph O. Schroeder, History, Justice, & the Agency of God: A Hermeneutical & Exegetical Investigation on Isaiah & Psalms. (Brill, 2001) Review by W.H. Bellinger in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Brevard S. Childs, Isaiah: A Commentary. (Westminster John Knox Press, The Old Testament Library, 2001) Review by A. Joseph Everson, major review essay by Marvin A. Sweeney in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: William Holladay, Unbound by Time: Isaiah Still Speaks. (Cowley, 2002) Review by Hallvard Hagelia in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: H.G.M. Williamson, Variations on a Theme: King, Messiah and Servant in the Book of Isaiah. (Paternoster, 1998) Reviews by David W. Baker and Marvin A. Sweeney in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Thomas L. Leclerc, Yahweh is Exalted in Justice: Solidarity and Conflict in Isaiah. (Fortress Press, 2001) Reviews by Hyun Chul Paul Kim and Ulrich Berges (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: John Goldingay, Isaiah. Hendrickson, 2001. Review by Randall Heskett in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • Review: Robert Hahnhart and Hermann Spiekermann, eds., The Septuagint Version of Isaiah and Cognate Studies. Mohr Siebeck, 2004. Review by Arie Van Der Kooij in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Reviews: Brevard S. Childs, The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture. Eerdmans, 2004. Reviews by HGM Williamson and Roy Melugin in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Sarah J. Dille, Mixing Metaphors: God as Mother and Father in Deutro-Isaiah. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Marjo Korpel, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
  • Review: Mark Gray, Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah, T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Hilary Marlow, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Review: Claire Mathews McGinnis and Patricia K. Tull, eds., 'As Those Who Are Taught': The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL. Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2006. Review by Michael Tilly, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Review: Joseph Blenkinsopp, Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Eerdmans, 2006. Review by Riemer Roukema, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Review: Robert Louis Wilden, ed., Isaiah: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators. Eerdmans, 2007. Review by J. David Cassel, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
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