The Book of Isaiah

Contents
1. In Search of the ‘Unity’ of the Book of Isaiah
1.1. Stating the Question
1.2. From the Prophet of Three Books to the Message of One Book
1.3. Approaches to the One-Book Interpretation

2. Isaiah 1–12: Zion between Claim and Reality
2.1. The Structure of Isaiah 1–12
2.2. Zion between Claim and Reality (1.1–4.6)
2.3. Isaiah, His Sons and Disciples as a Community Model (5.1–10.4)
2.4. Judgment upon Assyria—Change for the People of God (10.5–12.6)

3. Isaiah 13–27: Of Zion’s Enemies and Friends
3.1. Isaiah 13–23 and 24–27 as an Interpretive Unit
3.2. The Historical References of Isaiah 13–27 and the Isaianic Core
3.3. The ‘Babylonizing’ of the Oracles Concerning the Nations
3.4. The ‘Zionizing’ of the Oracles Concerning the Nations
3.5. Isaiah 24–27 as a Conclusion to the Oracles Concerning the Nations

4. Isaiah 28–35: The Divine King and the Zion Community
4.1. The Structure of Isaiah 28–35
4.2. The Historical Relationships of Isaiah 28–35 and the Isaianic Core
4.3. The Zion Community Redaction
4.4. The Proto-Apocalyptic Revision
4.5. Isaiah 33: The First Bridge-text of the Book of Isaiah
4.6. Placement and Function of Isaiah 34–35

5. Isaiah 36–39: Threat and Salvation for Zion
5.1. The Double Tradition in 2 Kings 18–20 and Isaiah 36–39
5.2. The Historical Relationships
5.3. Contextual References and Demarcation of Interpretational Units
5.4. The Threat against and Salvation of Zion (36–37)
5.5. The Pious King Saves Himself and the City (38)
5.6. The Announcement of the Exile (39)
5.7 Place and Function of the Hezekiah-Isaiah-Narrative

6. Isaiah 40–55: From Babylon and the Nations to Zion
6.1. Introductory Remarks
6.2. The Structure of Isaiah 40–55
6.3. The Historical Relationships
6.4. The Deutero-Isaianic Basic Literary Stratum
6.5. The Golah Redaction
6.6. The First Jerusalem Redaction
6.7. The Second Jerusalem Redaction
6.8. The Fourth EYS (52.13–53.12)

7. Isaiah 56–66: On Salvation, Repentance, and Yhwh’s Servants
7.1. Preliminary Remarks
7.2. The Structuring and Sequencing of Isaiah 56–66
7.3. The Trito-Isaianic Core Text
7.4. The ‘Repentance Redaction’ (56.9–59.21)
7.5. The Redaction of the Servant Community (56.1-8, 63.1–66.24)

8. Summary and Outcome
8.1. A Synchronic Approach that Reflects the Diachronic
8.2. The Final Form and ‘Plot’ of the Book of Isaiah
8.3. The Major Compositions of the Book of Isaiah