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Second Isaiah

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Scholarly label for Isaiah 40–55, substantially linked to exile and Cyrus; not proof of one author or one year for every verse.

Modern editorial paraphrase of three Isaiah passages, not a manuscript or full translation. Wording is attested; historical meaning and layered dating remain research questions
Modern editorial paraphrase of three Isaiah passages, not a manuscript or full translation. Wording is attested; historical meaning and layered dating remain research questionsIL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

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Collection combines salvation, creation, power over nations and criticism of idols. Albani’s abstract particularly treats 40–48 in late BabylonBabylonBabylon is an ancient city in central present-day Iraq, south of BaghdadGlossary · Click to read the explanation. General setting does not settle every layer or redaction. [1]

43:10, 44:6 and 45:5 explicitly deny another god. Attested statements can then be interpreted: strict ontological monotheismMonotheismBelief in a single God as the only deity, rather than merely the highest among several gods.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and popular reception remain questions. Diagram is modern paraphrase, not a tablet/manuscript. [2]

References and notes

  1. Matthias Albani. Monotheism in Isaiah. In The Oxford Handbook of Isaiah, edited by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer. Published online 8 October 2020, pp. 219–248. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190669249.013.22. Official publisher abstract/metadata only, full chapter not read: Isaiah 40–48, late Babylon, destiny and Cyrus. Contextual proposal attributed to Albani. Direct fetch failed; official abstract retrieved by search. Return to the text ↑
  2. Hebrew Bible: Isaiah 43:10–12; 44:6–10; 45:1–7, 12–13. Mechon-Mamre. Negation formulas, Cyrus’s selection and creation passages read in Hebrew/translation. Short quotations or editorial paraphrases in all three languages; dating from scholarship, not text page. Return to the text ↑

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