Beholding the Salvation of God in Greek Isaiah and Luke-Acts

This article examines a key element of the theological imagery of Greek Isaiah—the depiction of the salvation of God. Through a close comparison of selected passages of Isaiah in Hebrew and Greek, I seek to clarify the contributions of Greek translation to the creation of a version of Isaiah that wo...

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Main Author: Smith, David Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America 2024
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2024, Volume: 86, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-83
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Isaiah / Luke / Acts of the Apostles / Septuaginta (Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum) / Greek language
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
HC New Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Salvation
B Translation Studies
B Intertextuality
B Blindness
B Luke-Acts
B Isaiah
B Septuagint
B Sight
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Summary:This article examines a key element of the theological imagery of Greek Isaiah—the depiction of the salvation of God. Through a close comparison of selected passages of Isaiah in Hebrew and Greek, I seek to clarify the contributions of Greek translation to the creation of a version of Isaiah that would become not only the primary mode of reading the prophet in Greek-speaking diaspora Judaism but also the default linguistic field for much theological reflection in early Christianity. One avenue of the impact of the Greek translator's work is assessed through a survey of the reception history of the distinctly Greek version of Isaiah in Luke-Acts, where the imagery of salvation as a public spectacle becomes a central theme. I argue that sustained attention to the Greek version of Isaiah as a distinctive text in its own right is a necessary prolegomenon for studies of Lucan intertextuality and, indeed, Lucan theology.
ISSN:2163-2529
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly