singular and plural for Isaiah's servant

Dan Wagner Dan.Wagner at datastream.net
Fri Jan 19 18:29:46 EST 2001


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Liz Fried [mailto:lizfried at umich.edu]
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 17:09

Sorry, i overlooked a section...

> 3rd-I doesn't like Cyrus being called the Servant, Messiah, etc.

OK, this explains my posted question: "[Why would your "Trito-Isaiah" insert
it, anyway?]." But if you're right, he didn't do a good job editing the text
of Isa. 45:1 where Cyrus is called God's "messiah."


> But it makes no sense, without a great deal of juggling, to
> have Israel bring Israel back.

Well, i'll grant that your characterization of the view doesn't make much
sense, though i can explain it fairly well (i think). But according to some
it would be "off-list," so other than the hints i've made already, i'll
leave it to your curiosity! :)

Dan Wagner



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