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Informationen zum Autor Roger Norman Whybray (1923-1997) read French and Theology at Oxford and was ordained as priest in the Church of England. After a number of minor teaching posts he held the position of Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Central Theological College, Tokyo, 1952-1965. He returned to Oxford in 1960-1961 to prepare for a DPhil under G. R. Driver, his thesis subsequently being published as Wisdom in Proverbs: The Concept of Wisdom in Proverbs 19. In 1965 he became Lecturer in Theology in the University of Hull, becoming Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies in 1978. He retired in 1982 in order to devote himself to his scholarly writing. Klappentext This detailed study is an attempt to shed some light on the interpretation of Deutero-Isaiah as a whole. Zusammenfassung One of the most rewarding of recent approaches to the study of Deutero-Isaiah has been the attempt to understand his teaching against the background of his ministry to the second generation of Jewish exiles in Babylonia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The context; 2. Detailed interpretation; 3. Literary characteristics; 4. Israelite kings and their councils; 5. The origin of the divine council; 6. The assembly of the gods in Canaan; 7. The council of Yahweh in Israel; 8. Yahweh and his advisers; 9. The office of counsellor; 10. The divine counsellor in Babylonian myth; 11. Summary and conclusions.
