Isaiah and Imperial Context

Interpreting Isaiah requires attention to empire. The matrix of the book of Isaiah was the imperial contexts of Assyria Babylon and Persia. The community of faith in these eras needed a prophetic vision for life. Not only is the book of Isaiah crafted in light of empire but current readers cannot help but approach Isaiah in light of imperial realities today. As a neglected area of research Isaiah and Imperial Context probes how empire can illumine Isaiah through essays that utilize archaeology history literary approaches post-colonialism and feminism within the various sections of Isaiah. The contributors are Andrew T. Abernethy Mark G. Brett Tim Bulkeley John Goldingay Christopher B. Hays Joy Hooker Malcolm Mac MacDonald Judith E. McKinlay Tim Meadowcroft Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer and David Ussishkin.