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The Individuated, Messianic Servant of OG Isaiah 48-49.

In this study I argue that OG Isaiah in its rendering of chaps. 48-49 presents the servant as both a true individual and the Lord's messianic agent in the world. In chap. 48, OG Isaiah recasts the clearly collectivist "servant Jacob" as an individual distinct from the nation and a Moses-like agent o...

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Published in:Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 226 - 246
Main Author: MARTIN, MICHAEL WADE
Format: Article
Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America Apr2025
Subjects:
Bible. Isaiah
Septuagint
Messianism
Messiah
Salvation
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