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Israel in the Book of Isaiah

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany

The name ‘Israel’ is employed by all sections of Isaiah in various ways and with various meanings. As such, the book takes part in the fundamental transformation the name has undergone both in the history of Israel and in the literary history of the Old and New Testaments as it evolved from a political to a theological concept, from the Israel of history to the Israel of faith. According to an insightful thesis proposed by Leonard Rost, this development took its point of departure from the prophets of the eighth century BCE and has left especially deep traces in First and Second Isaiah. The name Israel can thus serve as a leitmotif that allows us to retrace the development of Isaianic prophecy as well as the various stages of the book’s origins.

Key Words: Isaiah • Isaianic prophecy • Israel • transformation of name ‘Israel’ • the Holy One (of Israel) • Jacob-Israel • Judah and Israel

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