Published: 2019-06-28

Exegesis of Isaiah 61: Redaction Criticism and a Question of the Identity of the Prophet called Trito-Isaiah

Jakub Slawik
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2019.89.2.02

Abstract

Exegesis of Is 61 has shown that the chapter is a literal composition,
which consists of two parts: a frame vv. 1-3+10-11 and a middle part vv.
4-9. The two framing sections, vv.1-3(10-11) could first have been a separate
text. V. 3aa is possibly a secondary addition, which joins chapter 61 with
chapters 60 and 62. But it is reasonable to read and interpret Is 61 as one
unit, in which a prophetic „I” take the floor. The „I” poses as a servant
known from Deutero-Isaiah’s Songs of JHWH’s Servant. But in this „I”
we hear tradents who passed down and updated Deutero-Isaiah’s tradition,
and added new God’s promises. The prophet Trito-Isaiah, who should be
like the other prophets speaking to the people, never existed. However the
tradents understood their mission as prophetical one.

Keywords:

Tritoisaiah, interpretation of Is 61, literal criticism, redaction criticism, scribe prophecy, prophetical ministry in writing

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Slawik, J. (2019). Exegesis of Isaiah 61: Redaction Criticism and a Question of the Identity of the Prophet called Trito-Isaiah. Collectanea Theologica, 89(2), 51–107. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2019.89.2.02

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