Isaiah Flashcards
Isaiah means what?
Jehovah is Salvation
Isaiah married a
prophetess
Isaiah was known as the
prince of the prophets
who was the most quoted in the N.T
Isaiah
how did Isaiah die
according to the Talmud, Isaiah was sawn in two during the reign of Manasseh (Heb 11:37)
who never should have been born
Manasseh
how many times is the word salvation used in Isaiah
28 times
what does Isaiah talk about more than any other
salvation
what is the theme of Isaiah
salvation
who was Isaiah addressed to
Judah
Isaiah lived before, during and after the destruction of
Israel
who was Isaiah contemporary with
Amos, Hosea and Micah
what are the three views of the authorship of Isaiah?
singular authorship
bi-authorship
tri-authorship
what is the singular authorship view
the one with the most credibility
Isaiah wrote it all
bi-authorship
Isaiah wrote ch 1-39, but another unknown author wrote ch 40-46 at a much later time
no evidence-rooted in liberal theology
tri-authorship
Isaiah wrote 1-39, unknown 40-55, another unknown 56-66
what is the external evidence for singular authorship?
Jewish tradition-throughout history the Jews believed that Isaiah wrote the book by himself
Other Manuscripts-the dead sea scrolls-the oldest manuscripts we have for the OT-what we have today is what we had then
Septuagint- gives no indication that Isaiah was anything other than one book
the Qumran believed in one complete copy of Isaiah, not different sections.
the N.T.-all verses quoted from Isaiah are attributed to Isaiah
Jesus believed in singular authorship
internal evidence for singular authorship view
the same terms are used in all sections
the same passages are used in all sections
1:15—–>59:3;7
28:5—–>62:3
Isaiah addresses Israel’s _______
sin
he details his ____ to be a prophet
call
during what time frame was Isaiah addressing Israel
the year King Uziah died
what was happening in the temple in Isaiah’s vision
Lord high and lifted up, his glory fills the temple
Seraphim-six winged angels, cover face and cry holy, holy, holy
where is the Lord in Isaiah vision of the temple
high and lifted up, his glory fills the temple
what is crying holy, holy, holy
seraphim-6 winged angels
what are the angels doing
covering their faces and crying holy, holy, holy