Description
Book SynopsisApplying the principles both of poetic (based on the work of D. N. Freedman) and rhetorical (based on the work of J. Muilenberg) analysis, Bartelt examines in detail the style and structure of Isaiah 2–12. He finds that the structure of this segment of Isaiah is based on 800 eight-syllable lines, with the core of the section the so-called “Book of Immanuel” (Isaiah 6–8). The latter is ringed by two concentric circles that share structural devices and thematic motifs.
Table of ContentsPREFACE
ABBREVIATIONS
1. INTRODUCTION: FOCUS AND METHOD
Background Studies and Issues
Current Issues and Objectives of This Study Method
2. ISAIAH 5:8-25
Boundaries of This Unit
Text and Translation
Notes on Translation and Text
Lineation
Syllable Counts
Stress Counts
Prose Particles
Verse and Strophe Structure
Gross Structure
Thought Progression
3. ISAIAH 9:7-10:4
Boundaries of This Unit
Text and Translation
Notes on Translation and Text
Lineation
Syllable Counts
Stress Counts
Prose Particles
Verse and Strophe Structure
Gross Structure
Thought Progression
4. THE MACRO STRUCTURE OF ISAIAH 5:1-10:4
The Relationship of 5:8-25 and 9:7-10:4
The Transitional Pieces: 5:26-30 and 8:19-23a
The Isaianic Denkschrift: 6:1-8:18
The Two Remaining Pieces: Isaiah 8:23b-9:6 and 5:1-7
The Two Major Poems (5:8-25 and 9:7-10:4) and the Denkschrift
Thought Progression of 5:1-10:4
The Macrostructure of 5:1-10:4
5. ISAIAH 10:5-12:6
Boundaries of This Unit
Isaiah 10:5-34
Isaiah 11:1-16
Isaiah 12:1-6
Isaiah 10:5-12:6 as a Unified Whole
The Relationship of 10:5-12:6 and 5:1-10:4
6. ISAIAH 2-4
Boundaries of This Unit
Isaiah 2:5-22
Isaiah 3:1-4:1
Isaiah 4:2-6
Isaiah 2:1-4
Isaiah 2-4 as a Unified Whole
The Relationship of Isaiah 2-4 and 10:5-12:6
The Relationship of Isaiah 2-4 and the Rest of Isaiah 2-12
7. CONCLUSION
Poetic Issues
Rhetorical-Critical Issues
APPENDIXES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
