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MOSHE H. GOSHEN-GOTTSTEIN (ed.), The Book of Isaiah (Hebrew University Bible Project; Jerusalem: Magnes/ Hebrew University, 1995). Pp. xlviii + 297 + SO. $98. Hebrew.
The Hebrew University Bible Project was initiated by the late Professor GoshenGottstein in 1965 with The Book of Isaiah: Sample Edition with Introduction, reviewed for this journal by Patrick W Skehan (CBQ 28 [1966] 502-5). The present volume incorporates the three definitive fascicles published in 1975, 1981, and 1992 respectively. The third fascicle was prepared for publication after G.-G.'s death by G. Marquis, with S. Talmon serving as director of the Bible Project. Talmon points out that although the fascicles differ slightly in typographical details because of changes in the printing process over the years, their overall format is essentially the same. In part 3 Arabic has been transliterated into Latin characters. In the present edition corrections to the third fascicle have also been incorporated. G.-G.'s introduction of 1965 is reproduced in its original form, apart from editorial emendations necessary to reflect the final form of the edition.
It is more than ten years since Robert J. Owens reviewed the second fascicle of The Book of Isaiah for this journal (CBQ 28 [1986] 532-33). Now...