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“As Those Who Are Taught” Symposium Series “AS THOSE WHO ARE TAUGHT” Symposium Series Christopher R. Matthews, Editor Number 27 “AS THOSE WHO ARE TAUGHT” The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL “AS THOSE WHO ARE TAUGHT” The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL Edited by Claire Mathews McGinnis and Patricia K. Tull Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta “AS THOSE WHO ARE TAUGHT” Copyright © 2006 by the Society of Biblical Literature All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data “As those who are taught” : the interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL / edited by Claire Mathews McGinnis and Patricia K. Tull. p. cm. — (Society of biblical literature symposium series ; no. 27) Includes indexes. ISBN-13: 978-1-58983-103-2 (paper binding : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-58983-103-9 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Isaiah—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—History. 2. Bible. O.T. Isaiah— Versions. 3. Bible. N.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. McGinnis, Claire Mathews. II. Tull, Patricia K. III. Series: Symposium series (Society of Biblical Literature) ; no. 27. BS1515.52.A82 2006 224'.10609—dc22 2005037099 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) and ISO 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. For Jerry Sheppard In memoriam April 26, 1946–November 15, 2003 CONTENTS Abbreviations ................................................................................................ ix Remembering the Former Things: The History of Interpretation and Critical Scholarship Claire Mathews McGinnis and Patricia K. Tull .......................................... 1 “It’s All about Us!”: Nationalistic Exegesis in the Greek Isaiah (Chapters 1–12) David A. Baer ........................................................................................ 29 Interpretation of the Book of Isaiah in the Septuagint and in Other Ancient Versions Arie van der Kooij................................................................................... 49 On Isaiah at Qumran George J. Brooke ..................................................................................... 69 Moses and Isaiah in Concert: Paul’s Reading of Isaiah and Deuteronomy in the Letter to the Romans J. Ross Wagner ........................................................................................ 87 The Testimony of Isaiah and Johannine Christology Catrin H. Williams............................................................................... 107 Isaiah and the Book of Revelation: John the Prophet as a Fourth Isaiah? Jan Fekkes III ....................................................................................... 125 Patristic Interpretation of Isaiah J. David Cassel ..................................................................................... 145 Structure and Composition in Isaiah 1–12: A Twelfth-Century Northern French Rabbinic Perspective Robert A. Harris ................................................................................... 171 viii COntEntS The Suffering Servant and Job: A View from the Sixteenth Century Alan Cooper ......................................................................................... 189 “Becoming a Part of Israel”: John Calvin’s Exegesis of Isaiah Amy Plantinga Pauw ............................................................................ 201 The Poet’s Prophet: Bishop Robert Lowth’s Eighteenth-Century Commentary on Isaiah Gary Stansell ........................................................................................ 223 On the Road to Duhm: Isaiah in Nineteenth-Century Critical Scholarship Marvin A. Sweeney ............................................................................... 243 Form Criticism, Rhetorical Criticism, and Beyond in Isaiah Roy F. Melugin ..................................................................................... 263 One Book, Many Voices: Conceiving of Isaiah’s Polyphonic Message Patricia K. Tull ..................................................................................... 279 Contributors .............................................................................................. 315 Index of Ancient Sources ............................................................................ 317 Index of Scriptural Citations ...................................................................... 319 Index of Authors and Historical Persons ..................................................... 335 ABBREVIATIONS The abbreviations used for biblical, rabbinic, pseudepigraphical, and Dead Sea Scrolls texts may be found in The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near East- ern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (ed. P. H. Alexander et al.; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999). AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. N. Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. ACCSOT Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, Old Testament AGJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchris- tentums AnBib Analecta biblica Ant. Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament ArBib The Aramaic Bible ASOR American Schools of Oriental Research Aug Augustinianum ATA Alttestamentliche Abhandlungen ATD Das Alte Testament Deutsch AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research BBB Bonner biblische Beiträge BEvT Beiträge zur evangelischen Theologie BETL Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium BGBE Beiträge zur Geschichte der biblischen Exegese BHK Biblia Hebraica. Edited by R. Kittel. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibel- gesellschaft, 1905–6, 19252, 19373, 19514, 197316. BHS Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by K. Elliger and W. Rudolph. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1983. BHT Beiträge zur historischen Theologie Bib Biblica Bijdr Bijdragen: Tijdschrift voor filosofie en theologie BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester -ix - abbREviatiONS BK Bibel und Kirche BKAT Biblischer Kommentar, Altes Testament BN Biblische Notizen BSac Bibliotheca sacra BTB Biblical Theological Bulletin BWANT Beiträge zur Wissenschaft vom Alten und Neuen Testament BZ Biblische Zeitschrift BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft BZNW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft CBET Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series CCSL Corpus Christianorum: Series latina. Turnout: Brepols, 1953–. CSRT Columbia Series in Reformed Theology DJD Discoveries in the Judaean Desert DSD Dead Sea Discoveries EncJud Encyclopedia Judaica. 16 vols. Jerusalem: Keter, 1972. EstBib Estudios biblicos ETL Ephemerides theologicae lovanienses EvT Evangelische Theologie ExpTim Expository Times FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament FOTL Forms of the Old Testament Literature FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments GCS Die griechische christliche Schriftsteller der ersten [drei] Jahr- hunderte HBC Harper’s Bible Commentary. Edited by J. L. Mays et al. San Fran- cisco: HarperCollins, 1988. HTR Harvard Theological Review IB Interpreter’s Bible. Edited by G. A. Buttrick et al. 12 vols. New York: Abingdon, 1951–57. ICC International Critical Commentary Int Interpretation JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JE The Jewish Encyclopedia. Edited by I. Singer. 12 vols. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1925. JJS Journal of Jewish Studies JQR Jewish Quarterly Review JR Journal of Religion JSIJ Jewish Studies, an Internet Journal abbREviatiONS xi JSJSup Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Per- sian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series JSP Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha JSSSup Journal of Semitic Studies Supplement Series JTS Journal of Theological Studies KHAT Kurzgefaßtes exegetisches Handbuch zum Alten Testament LCC Library of Christian Classics LS Louvain Studies LTQ Lexington Theological Quarterly lxx Septuagint Mils Milltown Studies mt Masoretic Text (of the Hebrew Bible) MT Modern Theology NCB New Century Bible Neot Neotestamentica NIB The New Interpreter’s Bible. 13 vols. Nashville: Abingdon: 1994– 2004. NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary NovT Novum Testamentum NovTSup Novum Testamentum Supplements NTS New Testament Studies OBO Orbis biblicus et orientalis OBT Overtures to Biblical Theology OTL Old Testament Library OTS Old Testament Studies PG Patrologia graeca [=Patroliogiae cursus completus: Series graeca]. Edited by J.-P. Migne. 162 vols. Paris: Migne, 1857–86. PHS Proceedings of the Huguenot Society PL Patrologia Latina [=Patrologiae cursus completus: Series latina]. Edited by J.-P. Migne. 217 vols. Paris: Migne, 1844–64 RB Revue biblique RBB Revista biblica brasileira RevQ Revue de
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