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Isaiah 44:1-8
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Chapter 9, Apology
for the Christians,
Athenagoras
of Athens. (c 177) |
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Chapter VI, Against
Hermogenes,
Tertullian
(c. 205) |
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II.26, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 208) |
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Chapter IV, On
Idolatry,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Chapter
XVIII, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter XXI,
Hortatory Address to the Greeks, pseudo-Justin. (3rd cent?) |
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I.14, Against the Heathen,
Athanasius of
Alexandria, c. 318. |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "He treated and chose you from the beginning of his own mercy, and before
you could merit anything." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Water is the emblem of the Holy Spirit; as water refreshes, cleanses, and
makes the earth fruitful, so do his influences the soul." |
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| From
Wesley's
Notes.
| "The blessing of God upon the Jews shall be so remarkable, that the
Gentiles shall join them, and accept the Lord for their God." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Jesurun--A diminutive term of endearment applied to Israel. The
full title of affection was Israelun; contracted it became Jeshurun, with an
allusion to the Hebrew root, jashar, 'upright,' 'perfect'." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Isaiah 44:6-8, Juliana Claassens, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
| "Trauma theorists tell us that
one of the essential steps for trauma victims reconstituting their
shattered lives is to repair their narrative identity, i.e.,
constructing fragments of their former selves into a sense-making
narrative." |
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Isaiah 44:6-8, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Isaiah 43:14 - 44:8, Bible Study by Anthony Bartlett at Preaching Peace. |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Keiser, Thomas A.,
"The Song of Moses as a Basis for Isaiah's Prophecy," Vetus
Testamentum, 2005.
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Review: Francesc Ramis Darder, El triunfo de
Yahve sobre los idolos (Is 40,12-44,23): "En vez de zarzas crecera el cipres".
Facultat de Teologia de Catalunya, 2002. Review by Leo Laberge in The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. (Review is in English.) |
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Review:
Jim W. Adams, The Performative Nature and Function of Isaiah 40-55.
T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Review of Biblical
Literature, 2008. |
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