Isaiah 40-55 as part of the book of Isaiah
Isaiah 40-55 as part of the biblical canon
The literary character of Isaiah 40-55
The formation of Isaiah 40-55
Chapters from the history of interpretation
Isaiah 40-55 in its historical context
Aspects of the theology of Isaiah 40-55
The text of Isaiah 40-55 and the ancient versions
A prefatory word about reading
Translation, notes and commentary
Prologue: the revival of prophecy (40:1-8)
Good news for the cities of Judah (40:9-11)
A disputation about the power of Israel's God (40:12-31 + 41:6-7)
A first mock trial speech (41:1-5)
Words of encouragement to Israel, the servant (41:8-16)
Ecological transformation of the land (41:17-20)
A second mock-trial speech (41:21-29)
The commissioning of Yahweh's servant (42:1-9)
New events call for a new song (42:10-17)
The spiritual imperception of the servant (42:18-25)
Divine reassurance: all will be well (43:1-7)
The God of Israel and the gods of the nations (43:8-13)
Something new: a way into the future (43:14-21)
The case against Israel raised and dismissed (43:22
Israel called to witness to Yahveh as the One God (44:6-8, 21-23)
Polemic against cult images (44:9-20)
Yahveh cannot be called to account for choosing Cyrus (45:9-13)
The God who hides himself (45:14-19)
Salvation offered to the nations (45:20-25)
The defeated and exiled Babylonian gods (46:1-7)
Reassurance for the doubters (46:8-13)
Queen Babylon dethroned (47:1-15)
The argument from prophecy reiterated (48:1-11)
Once more and finally: the mission of Cyrus (48:12-22)
The servant's address to the nations (49:1-6)
Two comments about the servant (49:7-13)
The woman Zion and her new family (49:14-23)
Further reassurance given and objections answered (49:24
The prophetic servant opposed and abused (50:4-11)
Three words of comfort for the well-disposed (51:1-8)
An urgent prayer for divine intervention (51:9-16)
The cup of wrath (51:17-23)
The coming of the kingdom (52:1-12)
The servant: from humiliation to exaltation (52:13
Apostrophe to Zion (54:1-17)
A concluding invitation to faith in the prophetic word (55:1-13).
