Isa. 6:9-13 in the context of Isaiah's theology

Abstract

"For several reasons Isaiah 6 has not been an easy passage for interpreters. The nature of the prophet's vision, the time when the vision took place in the prophet's career, various textual and literary uncertainties, and the meaning and extent of the fate-laden message itself encompass most of the difficulties. Recent studies have challenged critical orthodoxy's understanding of (First) Isaiah's eschatology and have made it possible to view Isa 6:9-13 in a new light. The present study, therefore, will attempt to clarify the theological con- text of the prophet's call and for the sake of discussion will limit itself to those oracles accepted as those of Isaiah (i.e., particularly chaps. 1-33) by critical orthodoxy"