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Article: Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity.(Book review)
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- Biblical Theology Bulletin
- Article date:
- December 22, 2007
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Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. By Joseph Blenkinsopp. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2006. Pp. xx + 315. Paper, $25.00.
In this book Joseph Blenkinsopp, one of the most learned and judicious biblical scholars alive today, explores a series of related issues concerning the canonical formation of Isaiah as well as its importance to late-antique Jewish sectarians, most particularly to the Qumran and early Christian communities. Blenkinsopp challenges the notion that Isaiah was brought into its final canonical form by mainstream Priestly elements in the exile (p. 27). He begins by analyzing certain key ...