Isaiah




I.
 Introduction




II.
 First Isaiah (Isaiah of Jerusalem)





A.
 Ahaz and Tiglath-pileser (The Syro-Ephraimite War)





B.
 The “Isaiah Apocalypse” (Isaiah 24—27)





C.
 Hezekiah and Sennacherib (The Siege against Jerusalem)








III.
 Second Isaiah (Isaiah of the Exile)





A.
 The Historical Context (Exile in Babylon)





B.
 The Style of the Second Isaiah Texts





C.
 Central Themes (Hope and Redemption, Monotheism, New Exodus, Yahweh's Servant)








IV.
 Third Isaiah (Isaiah of the Restoration)





A.
 The Historical Context





B.
 Encouragement for Rebuilding





C.
 The Concluding Oracle








V.
 The Book of Isaiah as a Whole