Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah (Hardcover)

Introduction "Never Trust the Artist. Trust the Tale" - The Book of Isaiah: A Text-Based Method for a Literary Reading Chapter One From Failed Rhetoric to the Hope of Justice: Isaiah 1: 16 & 17 to Isaiah 58 - A Trajectory Chapter Two The Depth and Dimensions of Social Justice in Isaiah 58: 6-10: Solidarity, Self-Giving and the Embrace of Pain Chapter Three The Rhetoric of Punishment as a Questioning Voice?: "Will Not the Judge of all the Earth do Right?" (Gen. 18: 25) or "Where is the God of Justice?" (Mal. 2: 17) Chapter Four The Matter of Trust: "On What Are You Basing this Trust of Yours?" (Isa. 36: 4) Conclusion The Primacy of Justice: "Justice and Justice Alone" (Deut. 16: 20) Bibliography Works Cited and Consulted