About
The description of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53 is a beloved biblical text with an unshakable place in the theology and self-understanding of the church. Since New Testament times, this text has fed the church's thinking about the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Leading Old Testament theologian Gordon McConville offers a lively exposition of Isaiah 53 that is at once true to its Old Testament context, conversant with the history of interpretation, and deeply Christian. McConville illuminates the text's contribution to our apprehension of who Jesus is and explores the various ways the text can speak to us in faithfulness to its scriptural authority and character. The author explores the theological and spiritual issues that arise from the poetry's words and phrases and shows how this classic text can speak to the life of the church today.
The Touchstone Texts series addresses key Bible passages, making high-quality biblical scholarship accessible to the church. The series editor is Stephen B. Chapman, Duke Divinity School.
Series Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Form of Isaiah 53
3. Exposition of Isaiah 53
4. The Servant and Christ
5. The Servant in the Church's Ministry
Indexes
The Author
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J. Gordon McConville
J. Gordon McConville (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at the University of Gloucestershire in Gloucestershire, England. He previously taught at Trinity College, Bristol, and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford....
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Reviews
"This book is a feast of exegetical insight, theological erudition, and seasoned spiritual wisdom. Arguably, this is the kind of study--learned and nuanced yet elegant and accessible--that could only be written by someone who had spent a lifetime pondering the complexities and perplexities of the scriptural riches. . . . The goal of this series as a whole is to 'equip Christian pastors and teachers to employ biblical texts knowledgeably and effectively within an ecclesial setting.' In this task the volume undoubtedly succeeds, but it seems to me that there is a wider contribution here--as a master class in the kind of theological interpretation that takes seriously not only the Old Testament's christological significance narrowly construed, but also its capacious ancient contexts and sophisticated literary textures. Pastors, preachers, teachers, and seminary students will find much to be stirred up by here."
Olga Y. Fabrjkant-Burke,
Expository Times
"The author, one of the most accomplished Old Testament scholars of our day, has produced a volume that displays both creative biblical scholarship and pastoral sensitivity. . . . This is a book written by a Christian for Christians. It will attract a wide readership among all those involved in the ministries of the churches since it sets those ministries on a firm biblical foundation."
Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM,
The Bible Today