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  • 4 - The Book of Isaiah in the Persian Period

  • from Part I - The Book of Isaiah Through History
  • Edited by Christopher B. Hays, Fuller Theological Seminary, California
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah
    Published online:
    08 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 49-67

  • Summary

    Lucas L. Schulte analyzes “The Book of Isaiah in the Persian Period.” This was a crucial time in the book’s overall development. He shows how Persian emperors were able to enlist scribal elites in various subject nations and win their support. The well-known Cyrus Cylinder from Babylon may be the most prominent example, but Isa 40–66 also reflects its own interpretation of this international Persian Royal Propaganda Model. This chapter also shows how the later parts of the book of Isaiah interacted with religious and sociopolitical issues in the postexilic Persian province, comparing and contrasting it with the viewpoints of Ezra and Nehemiah in particular.