God Comforts Israel

What was the message in Isaiah 40-55? Who was the intended audience? Chapters 40-55 of the book of Isaiah also known as Second Isaiah or Deutero-Isaiah have been examined and discussed by many biblical scholars. In this new work Debra Moody Bass synthesizes the work of noted authorities on Deutero-Isaiah recent scholarly analysis and archaeological work from prominent archaeologists such as E. Stern to identify the audience and message in this critical passage.