Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline of Events Related to the Book of Isaiah
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Book of Isaiah Through History
- Part II Isaiah in Its Cultural World
- Part III Isaiah as Literature
- Part IV Afterlives of the Book of Isaiah
- 16 Theological Tensions in the Book of Isaiah
- 17 The Ethical and Political Vision of Isaiah
- 18 Isaiah in the New Testament
- 19 Impressions of Isaiah in Classical Rabbinic Literature
- 20 The Reception History of Isaiah
- Scripture Index
- Other Texts Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
17 - The Ethical and Political Vision of Isaiah
from Part IV - Afterlives of the Book of Isaiah
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2024
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline of Events Related to the Book of Isaiah
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Book of Isaiah Through History
- Part II Isaiah in Its Cultural World
- Part III Isaiah as Literature
- Part IV Afterlives of the Book of Isaiah
- 16 Theological Tensions in the Book of Isaiah
- 17 The Ethical and Political Vision of Isaiah
- 18 Isaiah in the New Testament
- 19 Impressions of Isaiah in Classical Rabbinic Literature
- 20 The Reception History of Isaiah
- Scripture Index
- Other Texts Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
Summary
One of Isaiah’s most forceful messages concerns justice, and the sociopolitical conditions necessary to support it. In “The Ethical and Political Vision of Isaiah,” M. Daniel Carroll R. looks at the fundamental themes and vocabulary of the book’s moral vision and surveys approaches that seek to better understand the socioeconomic injustice and politics it condemns. These sins include the greed and malfeasance of governing elites in ancient Judahite society, systemic socioeconomic abuses of agricultural and trade systems, and decisions leading to catastrophic war. At the same time, this prophetic text looks forward to a messianic age of justice and peace under a Spirit-filled king/servant. In closing, Carroll R. looks at how Isaiah’s ethical messages have been received (and resisted) in the pursuit of justice, peace, and ecology.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah , pp. 281 - 296Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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Further Reading
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