| Isaiah 61 | |
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 The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. | |
| Book | Book of Isaiah |
| Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 5 |
| Category | Latter Prophets |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 23 |
Isaiah 61 is the sixty-first chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. Chapters 56-66 are often referred to as Trito-Isaiah.[1] In chapters 60–62, "three magnificent chapters", the prophet "hails the rising sun of Jerusalem’s prosperity".[2] According to Luke 4:17, Jesus, visiting the synagogue at Nazareth, was handed "the book of the prophet Isaiah" and "found the place" where the opening verses of this chapter were written. The New King James Version sub-titles this chapter "The Good News of Salvation".[3] The speaker and message of this chapter have been linked with the Servant of Isaiah 40–55: although the word "servant" does not appear here, his actions are presented as actions of servanthood.[4]
- ^ Oxford Reference, Overview: Bernhard Duhm accessed 6 September 2018
- ^ Skinner, J., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Isaiah 60, accessed 12 September 2018
- ^ Isaiah 61:1–11
- ^ Fuller, R. H., Scripture In Depth: Third Sunday in Advent B, December 17, 2023, based on Preaching the Lectionary: The Word of God for the Church Today by Reginald H. Fuller and Daniel Westberg, Liturgical Press, 1984 (Revised Edition), pp. 217–220, accessed 17 December 2023