FOTL: Isaiah 1-39 (Sweeney): With an Introduction to Prophetic Literature / January 01, 1996

Requires Accordance 10.4 or above.

“This commentary on Isaiah 1-39 stays true to its goal, which is to provide for its readers a form critical analysis of each passage. Each passage in Isa 1-39 is analyzed by its Structure, Genre, Setting and Intention. This volume is divided into two sections: An Introduction to Prophetic Literature and an Introduction to the book of Isaiah and a breakdown of the individual units. The glossary is especially helpful in that it provides definitions and criteria of genres and formulaic speech according to the form critical enterprise of biblical studies. Furthermore, this book provides extensive bibliographic information for commentaries, monographs and articles in multiple languages.”

About the Series:
The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL) is a series of volumes that seeks to present, according to a standard outline and methodology, a form-critical analysis of every book or unit of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Fundamentally exegetical, each volume examines the structure, genre, setting, and intention of the biblical literature in question. The series also endeavors to study the history behind the form-critical discussion of the material, to bring consistency to the terminology for the genres and formulas of the biblical literature, and to expose the exegetical procedure in such a way as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own analysis and interpretation.