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.
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| instanceOf |
biblical concept
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biblical passage → biblical passage → biblical passage → biblical passage → set of poetic passages → |
| attributedToAuthor |
Isaiah
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| centralFigure |
servant of Yahweh
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| describes |
servant of the Lord
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| genre |
prophetic literature
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| hasPart |
First Servant Song
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Fourth Servant Song → Second Servant Song → Third Servant Song → |
| influenceOn |
Christian theology of atonement
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New Testament Christology → |
| interpretationInChristianity |
servant as Jesus Christ
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| interpretationInJudaism |
servant as Israel
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| languageOfComposition |
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryForm |
poetry
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| locatedInCanon |
Hebrew Bible
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Old Testament → |
| locatedInText |
Book of Isaiah
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Isaiah 42:1-4 → Isaiah 49:1-6 → Isaiah 50:4-9 → Isaiah 52:13-53:12 → |
| numberOfPassages |
4
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| openingWords |
Here is my servant, whom I uphold
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| quotedIn |
New Testament
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| scholarlyDebate |
identity of the servant
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| studiedIn |
biblical scholarship
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| theme |
atoning suffering
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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 |
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Servant Songs
("First Servant Song")
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Servant Songs ("Fourth Servant Song") → |
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Suffering Servant
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Second Isaiah
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