Isaiah in Greek

This chapter begins by looking at the setting from which the book of Isaiah in Greek first emerged, as well as at the date of its translation, the author behind it, and the maneuvers used in producing it. It then focuses on the various editions of the text and the manuscripts that witness to it. It surveys not only how the research, past and present, has approached this text, but also how this translation has been interpreted in select early Jewish and Christian writings. The chapter also highlights important areas of research that so far remain untouched or await further exploration. The analysis of the history of reception and interpretation of this translation, for instance, sheds light on the hermeneutics employed by the New Testament, as well as on the doctrines that influenced the history of theology. In the end, the chapter calls for more studies being undertaken to explore how Christian writers have employed the Greek Isaiah. Such investigations might yield startling results concerning the principles or the doctrinal motives that guided their exegesis and interpretation, and how the Greek Isaiah was relevant in various cultural contexts, starting with the community from which it first arose.