2 Isaiah – unofficial bible ・ 언오피셜 바이블

*This post was originally published bilingually in English as well as Korean back in 2018. Now the post is separated in each language. For the English version, see this.

The Tripartite Division of Isaiah and the Problem of the Authorship of the Book of Isaiah (1)

Have you ever heard of the terms, such as Second Isaiah (or Deutero-Isaiah) and Third Isaiah (or Trito-Isaiah)? These are quite common terms for Hebrew Bible scholars but, I guess, not for most lay Christians. If you have a good sense of intuition, you would know that these words have something to do with the author of the book of Isaiah. If you have a little better sense of intuition, then you may even notice that these words suggest that the historical Isaiah is not the only one who is responsible for the composition of the book of Isaiah.

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*This post was originally published bilingually in English as well as Korean back in 2018. Now the post is separated in each language. For the English version, see this.

이사야서의 3분 구조와 이사야의 저작에 관한 문제 1

혹시 “제2이사야”, “제3이사야”, 혹은 “원이사야” 같은 말을 들어본 적이 있는가? 이사야를 연구하는 구약 학자들은 늘 사용하는 말이지만 일반적으로 잘 알려져 있지 않은 말이다. 직관력이 좋은 사람이라면 이 말들이 이사야서의 저자와 관련이 있다는 정도를 눈치 챌 수 있을 것이다. 그리고 조금 더 상상력이 풍부한 사람이라면 이사야의 저자가 역사적 이사야 자신이 아닌 다른 누군가라는 것을 암시하는 말로 이해할 수 있을 것이다.

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