Isaiah 40-48 argues that the traditional Babylonian reading of these chapters is wrong and it presents a new reading that situates these oracles in the years 701-699. It offers a new explanation of Isaiah’s famous Cyrus prophecy and shows how Isaiah’s oracles relate to events east of Jordan, to Sennacherib’s campaign in Babylonia in 700, and to the visit of the Babylonian envoys.
Isaiah 40-48
Isaiah 40-48 argues that the traditional Babylonian reading of these chapters is wrong and it presents a new reading that situates these oracles in the years 701-699. It offers a new explanation of Isaiah's famous Cyrus prophecy and shows how Isaiah's oracles relate…