Opening the Sealed Book

<DIV>Of all the texts in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures perhaps no book has a more colorful history of interpretation than Isaiah. A comprehensive history of this interpretation between the prophet Malachi and the first days of Christianity Joseph Blenkinsopp's <I>Opening the Sealed Book</I> traces three different prophetic traditions in Isaiah -- the man of God the critic of social structures and the apocalyptic seer.<br><br>Blenkinsopp explores the place of Isaiah in Jewish sectarianism at Qumran and among early Christians touching on a number of its themes including exile the remnant of Israel martyrdom and the servant of the Lord. Encompassing several disciplines -- hermeneutics the Dead Sea Scrolls Second Temple studies Christian origins -- <I>Opening the Sealed Book</I> will appeal to Jewish and Christian scholars as well as readers fascinated by the intricate and influential prophetic visions of Isaiah.</DIV>