Servant Songs

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Servant Songs are a set of poetic passages in the Book of Isaiah that depict a mysterious “servant of the Lord” whose suffering and faithfulness bring justice and redemption to others.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
biblical passage
biblical passage
biblical passage
biblical passage
set of poetic passages
attributedToAuthor Isaiah
centralFigure servant of Yahweh
describes servant of the Lord
genre prophetic literature
hasPart First Servant Song
Fourth Servant Song
Second Servant Song
Third Servant Song
influenceOn Christian theology of atonement
New Testament Christology
interpretationInChristianity servant as Jesus Christ
interpretationInJudaism servant as Israel
languageOfComposition Biblical Hebrew
literaryForm poetry
locatedInCanon Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
locatedInText Book of Isaiah
Isaiah 42:1-4
Isaiah 49:1-6
Isaiah 50:4-9
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
numberOfPassages 4
openingWords Here is my servant, whom I uphold
quotedIn New Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scholarlyDebate identity of the servant
studiedIn biblical scholarship
theme atoning suffering
calling of the servant
exaltation after suffering
faithfulness
gentle justice
justice
mission to Israel and the nations
mission to the nations
obedience to God
obedient suffering
redemption
restoration of Israel
suffering
suffering servant
trust in God amid persecution
vicarious suffering
vindication by God

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Servant Songs ("First Servant Song")
Servant Songs ("Fourth Servant Song")
hasPart
Suffering Servant
associatedSectionName
Second Isaiah
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