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Informationen zum Autor Benedetta Rossi is Associate Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy. Dominic S. Irudayaraj S.J. a Faculty Member at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy, Visiting Professor at Hekima College, Kenya and Research Associate at University of Pretoria, South Africa. Gina Hens-Piazza, Professor of Biblical Studies, holds the Joseph S. Alemany Endowed Chair at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, USA. Klappentext Building on previous holistic readings of the Book of Isaiah, this collection approaches Isaiah through the concept of unity. Contributors outline research that point to new directions in the unity movement and, in the process, bring it under a critical gaze, considering the perennial challenges to unity reading and thus problematizing the very concept of unity. Divided into four parts, the book provides methodological reflections on reading Isaiah as a unity, and examines historical and redactional readings, literary readings and contextual or reader-orientated readings. Topics include how the figure of Jacob functions as a unifying motif in the final form of the book, Isaiah 1 as an example of the relevance of local structure for global coherence and how woman as a root metaphor of Zion not only bears revelatory significance but also serves as a theological linchpin for a more holistic reading of the book. Overall, the book highlights the continued promise of holistic readings for diverse methods and varied approaches to the Book of Isaiah. Vorwort Approaches the Book of Isaiah through the concept of unity in order to explore the challenges of this perspective and also outline new directions in the unity movement and encourage further holistic readings of the text. Zusammenfassung Building on previous holistic readings of the Book of Isaiah, this collection approaches Isaiah through the concept of unity. Contributors outline research that point to new directions in the unity movement and, in the process, bring it under a critical gaze, considering the perennial challenges to unity reading and thus problematizing the very concept of unity.Divided into four parts, the book provides methodological reflections on reading Isaiah as a unity, and examines historical and redactional readings, literary readings and contextual or reader-orientated readings. Topics include how the figure of Jacob functions as a unifying motif in the final form of the book, Isaiah 1 as an example of the relevance of local structure for global coherence and how woman as a root metaphor of Zion not only bears revelatory significance but also serves as a theological linchpin for a more holistic reading of the book. Overall, the book highlights the continued promise of holistic readings for diverse methods and varied approaches to the Book of Isaiah. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors Introduction - Gina Hens-Piazza, Jesuit School of Theology of the Santa Clara University, USA, Dominic S. Irudayaraj, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy and Benedetta Rossi , Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy Section One Chapter 1. The “Unity” of the Book of Isaiah: A Personal Review and Outlook - Ulrich Berges, the University of Bonn, GermanyChapter 2. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Methodological Reflections On Reading Isaiah As A Unity - Hugh G. M. Williamson, University of Oxford, UK Chapter 3: E Pluribus Unum : Finding Intertextual Threads That Unite The Book Of Isaiah - Hyun Chul Paul Kim, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA Chapter 4. Tracking The Scribal Trails In The Book Of Isaiah: The Sabbath Affair - Benedetta Rossi, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy Chapter 5. Concept Of History In The Book Of Isaiah - Peter Dubovsky´, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Ital...
