The Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 in Jewish and Christian Sources - Paperback

by Bernd Janowski (Editor), Peter Stuhlmacher (Editor)

The Servant Song of Isaiah 53 has been highly significant in both Jewish and Christian thought. Rarely, however, has it been explored from the broad range of perspectives represented in this long-awaited volume.

In The Suffering Servant ten talented biblical interpreters trace the influence of the Servant Song text through the centuries, unpacking the theological meanings of this rich passage of scripture and its uses in various religious contexts. Chapters examine in depth Isaiah 52:13-53:12 in the Hebrew original and in later writings, including pre-Christian Jewish literature, the New Testament, the Isaiah Targum, the early church fathers, and a sixteenth-century rabbinic document informed by Jewish-Christian dialogue.

Contributors
Jostein Ådna
Daniel P. Bailey
Gerlinde Feine
Martin Hengel
Hans-Jürgen Hermisson
Otfried Hofius
Wolfgang Hüllstrung
Bernd Janowski
Christoph Markschies
Stefan Schreiner
Hermann Spieckermann
Peter Stuhlmacher

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Translated by Daniel P. Bailey

The Servant Song of Isaiah 53 has been highly significant in both Jewish and Christian thought. Rarely, however, has it been explored from the broad range of perspectives represented in this long-awaited volume.

In "The Suffering Servant ten talented biblical interpreters trace the influence of the Servant Song text through the centuries, unpacking the theological meanings of this rich passage of scripture and its uses in various religious contexts. Chapters examine in depth Isaiah 52:13-53:12 in the Hebrew original and in later writings, including pre-Christian Jewish literature, the New Testament, the Isaiah Targum, the early church fathers, and a sixteenth-century rabbinic document informed by Jewish-Christian dialogue.

Contributors: Jostein Adna
Daniel P. Bailey
Gerlinde Feine
Martin Hengel
Hans-Jurgen Hermisson
Otfried Hofius
Wolfgang Hullstrung
Bernd Janowski
Christoph Markschies
Stefan Schreiner
Hermann Spieckermann
Peter Stuhlmacher

Author Biography

Peter Stuhlmacher is professor emeritus of New Testament studies at the University of T bingen and the author of many books, including Historical Criticism and Theological Interpretation of Scripture and Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification.