Deutero-Isaiah: Between Desolation and Consolation

Abstract

This study, rather than being an exhaustive exposition, hopes to be a reflection that encourages deeper understanding of Second Isaiah (40-55). As for the method, we considered the places from which we can understand the prophet's message, his relationship with God and the people of Israel, as well as the liter- A ry, historical-social and theological place. Who is God? To answer the question "who is God,"the prophet uses mythic-poetic language to reinterpret tradition, strengthens the notion of God in relation to pagan idols, and rescues hope in a "new creation" for the second generation in Babylonian exile.