Franke examines these chapters in terms of their poetics and their structural elements. The author argues for a basic unity to the chapters and for themes such as God’s oneness and sovereignty and the polemic against idols as integral to the work. The study presents a careful commentary on the Hebrew text, with emphasis upon similar words and phrases used elsewhere in the Hebrew text as a basis for comparing and interpreting their usage in these chapters. The strengths of this work include its detailed linguistic and literary study of the Hebrew text, its analysis of the text’s structure, and its interaction with the major commentaries and studies of these chapters. Its weakness is that its particularization and detailed study are not always tied into a larger picture that might be of use for teaching or preaching from Isaiah.

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