Description:
Presenting a wealth of comment and perspective on Isaiah, J. Alec Motyer emphasizes the grammatical, historical, structural, literary and theological dimensions of the text. He pays particular attention to three central and recurring themes: the messianic hope, the motif of the city and the theology of the Holy One of Israel. Winner of a 1994 Christianity Today Critics' Choice Award (3rd place; commentaries). 480 pages, paper
Brief description:
J. Alec Motyer was a renowned Old Testament pastor and scholar. With extensive experience in parish ministry, he was also principal of Trinity College in Bristol, England, and was well known as a Bible expositor. His books include The Prophecyof Isaiah, and he was the Old Testament editor of The Bible Speaks Today series.
Review Quotes:
"Winner of a 1994 Critics Choice Award."
--Christianity Today