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Isaiah 6:9-10 in Rabbinic and Patristic Writings

Isaiah 6:9-10 in Rabbinic and Patristic Writings ISAIAH 6:9-10 IN RABBINIC AND PATRISTIC WRITINGS BY CRAIG A. EVANS A study of the interpretation given the text of Isa 6:9-10 in the diverse writings of the Rabbis and Church Fathers proves to be instructive as well as quite interesting. It is instructive because of the insights into early exegetical methods to be had while it is interesting for the student of historical theology. In Isa 6:9-10 we have a provocative text, original- ly one of severe prophetic condemnation, that comes to be understood in two divergent religious traditions in equally divergent manners. The purpose of this brief study is to outline the interpretation of this text in Rabbinic and Patristic writings which will serve to illustrate the 'adap- tability' of Scripture during the formative years of rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. Rabbinic Usage of Isa 6:9-10 That the Hebrew of Isa 6:9-10 was originally understood as the point- ing of the Masoretes would indicate is attested by lQIsaiaha,' the paraphrases of the text found in the gospels of Mark and John,2 and Jerome's Latin translation.3 Even without these witnesses it is difficult to imagine why Jewish scribes would come to understand indicatives as imperatives (or hophals http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

Isaiah 6:9-10 in Rabbinic and Patristic Writings

Evans, Craig A.
Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 36 (3): 275 – Jan 1, 1982
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© 1982 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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ISAIAH 6:9-10 IN RABBINIC AND PATRISTIC WRITINGS BY CRAIG A. EVANS A study of the interpretation given the text of Isa 6:9-10 in the diverse writings of the Rabbis and Church Fathers proves to be instructive as well as quite interesting. It is instructive because of the insights into early exegetical methods to be had while it is interesting for the student of historical theology. In Isa 6:9-10 we have a provocative text, original- ly one of severe prophetic condemnation, that comes to be understood in two divergent religious traditions in equally divergent manners. The purpose of this brief study is to outline the interpretation of this text in Rabbinic and Patristic writings which will serve to illustrate the 'adap- tability' of Scripture during the formative years of rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. Rabbinic Usage of Isa 6:9-10 That the Hebrew of Isa 6:9-10 was originally understood as the point- ing of the Masoretes would indicate is attested by lQIsaiaha,' the paraphrases of the text found in the gospels of Mark and John,2 and Jerome's Latin translation.3 Even without these witnesses it is difficult to imagine why Jewish scribes would come to understand indicatives as imperatives (or hophals

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