Overview
Jacob Stromberg (D. Phil Oxford) is a Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. His research focuses on the book of Isaiah, the relationship between text and canon in Second Temple Judaism, and the interpretive reception of ancient Israelite prophecy in the post-exilic period up to the New Testament. In addition to several articles, he has written two books: Isaiah After Exile: the Author of Third Isaiah as Reader and Redactor of the Book (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011) and An Introduction to the Study of Isaiah (London: T & T Clark).
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Visiting Assistant Professor in Academic Programs
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2012 - Present
Divinity School
Recent Scholarly Works
The Remnants of a Figural Past: Symmetry, Analogy, and the Search for a Holy Seed in the Book of Isaiah
Book section · February 8, 2024 ... past.71 Like 6:13 , this future judg- ment would produce a righteous remnant called a " seed " ) 659 ] זרע [ ( . And like the remnant spared in the days of Hezekiah ( whose sign was sowing זר"ע ... Remnants of a Figural Past 125. ... CiteThe History of Isaiah The Formation of the Book and Its Presentation of the Past
Book · August 2021 First, what historical processes led to the book's final form? How did Isaiah become a book? And second, what kind of historical representation does the book offer to the reader? How does Isaiah present the past? ... CiteIsaiah's Servants in Early Judaism and Christianity The Isaian Servant and the Exegetical Formation of Community Identity
Book · August 2021 This collection of essays shows how the Isaian "servants" texts were used by early Jewish and Christian readers to shape their own community identity. ... CiteEducation
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ·
2008
D.Phil.