Songs of the Servant: Isaiah's good news

by Henri Blocher

Book by Blocher, Henri

79 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Henri A. G. Blocher is a French Baptist evangelical theologian.

Reviews

[Daniel Kleven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is why I love Blocher. Theological interpretation at its finest, before it was the cool thing to do. Blocher does exegesis and theology the way I aspire to doing it: deeply rooted in the text, even to the point of discussing textual variants as they pertain to the meaning of the passage; an evangelical (in the best sense of the word, read, “believing”) approach to Holy Scripture; bringing careful theological thinking into the interpretive process, and informing that theology richly from the text; systematic theology, reading Scripture in light of the Triune God; biblical theology, reading the Old Testament in the light of the promised Messiah, yet not in a ham-fisted manner, also allowing the OT speak with its own distinct voice. This short little book is stimulating and edifying, and highly commended.

[Ryan Linkous · Rating 5 out of 5]

An outstanding example by an elder senior scholar (while he was young!) of theological exposition of the Bible. Even when I might disagree with Blocher exegetically at a few points, this makes the reader love Christ!

Might be hard for a popular audience, but the informed Bible student will be able to read for much edification. Good for preachers to read to see a master at work.

[Sylvain Coquerel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great help in working through the four suffering servant songs in Isaiah.
Blocher starts by clearly defining his approach to the songs. Then he takes a chapter to look at each song and takes the time to carefully exegete it and even give very practical applications from each.
It's a very short book, yet somehow Blocher is able to helpfully unpack important passages in Isaiah. Worth a read.

[Mark Loughridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a rich little book