The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah

Attila Bodor, S.S.D. (2020), Pontifical Biblical Institute, is a part-time lecturer in biblical languages and studies at the Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. He has published articles on the Hebrew Bible and its ancient versions in journals such as Vetus Testamentum and Aramaic Studies.

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1 Introduction


 1 Previous Research


 2 Present Study


 3 Summary





2 The Representation of God


 1 Divine Attributes


 2 Divine Acts


 3 Monotheism


 4 Conclusion





3 The Representation of the Messiah


 1 Messianism in the Book of Isaiah


 2 The Peshitta Rendering of the “Messianic Triptych”: Isaiah 7, 9, and 11


 3 Messianism in the Isaiah Apocalypse


 4 Messianism in the Suffering Servant Song


 5 Other Messianic Passages


 6 Conclusion





4 Some Aspects of the Representation of the People of God


 1 Judah and Israel


 2 Israel and the Nations


 3 The Lives of People


 4 Conclusion





5 Conclusion


 1 The Theological Intention of the Translator and the Theological Implications of the Translation


 2 The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah


 3 The Peshitta of Isaiah as an “Almost” Faithful Translation





6 Excursus on the Origin of the Peshitta of Isaiah


 1 Assessment of Studies on the Origin of the Peshitta of Isaiah


 2 Assessment of Studies on the Origin of the Peshitta of the Old Testament


 3 Conclusion



Bibliography


Index of Modern Authors


Index of Ancient Sources


Index of P-Isaiah Passages Analyzed