REL 395 Reading Isaiah Summer 2018 Winnipeg, August 13-17, Prerequisites: REL 100 and one 200 level course or two courses at the 200 level

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1 REL 395 Reading Isaiah Summer 2018 Winnipeg, August 13-17, 2018 Instructor Name: Bruce Power, PhD BoothUC Duration: July 9 October 12, 2018 In person intensive August 13-17, 2018 Delivery Mode: Hybrid Credits: 3 credit hours Prerequisites: REL 100 and one 200 level course or two courses at the 200 level Voluntary Withdrawal Deadline: September 7, 2018 Time Extension Application Deadline: September 21, 2018 Course Description Isaiah is one of the most challenging books in the Hebrew Bible. Circular debates concerning authorship and structure have tended to blur the clear canonical witness of the archive and alter the focus of the text as a whole. While such issues will be discussed on an ongoing basis, these will not dominate our reading and discussion. Instead, the focus will be on the reading and the rereading of the text in various contexts and its continued application to practical issues of life. Learning Outcomes for Students The class will run as a seminar. Each person is expected to contribute to the learning by independent research as well as the reading of any assigned texts. It will be assumed that each member of the group has read both text and the relevant portion of the textbook for each session. We will work at as advanced a level as possible, recognizing the background and interests of individual members of the group. The value of a seminar in the process of learning this material should become apparent, as individuals bring independent skills and interests into the discussion for the benefit of the group. By the conclusion of the course the student will have benefited from several close readings of the text, will have developed their own working understanding of Isaiah's theological vision, and conducted detailed research on one of the author(s) theological themes or a detailed analysis of a particular text.

2 Required Textbooks David G. Firth and H. G. M. Williamson (eds.). Interpreting Isaiah. Issues and Approaches. Downer s Grove: InterVarsity, ISBN Walter Brueggemann. Isaiah Louisville: Westminster John Knox ISBN Walter Brueggemann. Isaiah Louisville: Westminster John Knox ISBN Course Outline Questions to be considered in our discussions. Monday am Introduction / Isaiah 1-4 How do these chapters serve as an introduction to the entire book of Isaiah? What terminology and thematic motifs do you think might be significant in the larger agenda of the archive? Deuteronomy uses heaven and earth as witnesses to the covenant Israel makes with Yahweh (Deut. 4:26; 30:19; 32:1). Does Isaiah 1:2 reference this? If so, what implication would this have on the shape of the text? Monday pm Isaiah 5-7 The Song of the Vineyard in chapter 5 serves a critical role in a number of later biblical texts. Can you recall any of these? Do you think Isaiah 6 is best described as a call narrative or a commissioning? What distinction do you draw between the two? Why do you suppose the text occupies its current position in the collection? How is the narrative concerning Ahaz to be linked to the account concerning his son Hezekiah in chapter 36? What is the role of the Immanuel passage? Tuesday am Isaiah 8-12 How does the reference to Immanuel in 8:8 impact our understanding of the role of this figure? Various readings of the promise in chapter 9 are possible. Christians are familiar with the application of these to the birth of Jesus. How do you think Isaiah of Jerusalem would have understood this? Chapters 1-12 have often been regarded as a unit of some sort. What might be gained/challenged by this division? Tuesday pm Isaiah This section includes a number of oracles directed against various nations. What is the role of such passages in biblical tradition? While these chapters are surrounded by Isaiah of Jerusalem material is their role limited to the Assyrian period or do they serve a larger function in the Isaiah tradition? What are we to make of the references concerning Israel and Judah that are included? Wednesday am Isaiah How do these chapters develop the themes and concepts we have already encountered in the collection? What new ideas are contributed?

3 Wednesday pm Isaiah What do you make of the relationship between this section and 2 Kings 18-20? What argument(s) might be made for adjusting the chronology of the sequence of events within the chapter? Clearly the reader is to connect the events of chapter 36 with those of chapter 7. How does this contribute to Isaiah s view of metahistory? Thursday am Isaiah 40-49:7 From this point in the archive, the name Isaiah does not appear. What shifts of focus can you observe in these chapters? How do they connect to what precedes it? The so-called Servant Songs present a challenge for interpreters. What possibilities for decoding the identity of the servant can be observed? What might the role of polyvalence be in these passages? Clear monotheistic views can be observed in these chapters. What do you make of this? How are Yahweh s claims to sovereignty presented as a challenge to the claims of Marduk? What are we to make of Cyrus identification as messiah? How does this fit with views of messiahship elsewhere in the archive? Thursday pm Isaiah 49:8-55 See discussion/reflection questions in previous section. Friday am Isaiah Sometimes regarded as Third Isaiah, this section has often been separated from the previous chapters as addressing a new situation. How are the issues addressed like/unlike what has previously been addressed? What do you make of the role of citations/allusions in this section (57:19 & 26:3; 57:21 & 48:22; 58:8 & 52:12; 59:1 & 50:2; 59:21 & 40:8)? Friday pm Isaiah What relationships can you observe between these chapters and the opening chapters of the collection? How do these serve to frame the larger agendas of the book? How does the conclusion function in your view of the overall shaping of the collection? Conclusion Course Evaluation and Grading System Pre intensive - Read Firth & Williamson pages Write a one page summary of the most striking thing you have learned in this reading. This is to be submitted by the first class. An document is preferred 10% Intensive - Class participation (10% instructor/10% peer evaluation) 20% Post intensive - Paper (12-15 pages) on a major theme in Isaiah detailing the book s theological perspectives or complete a detailed study of a selected passage. 40% Written declaration that all reading has been completed. 10% Reflection paper (2 pages). 20% How does the book of Isaiah offer opportunities to engage with the modern world? All post intensive assignments are due October 12, 2018.

4 All assignments should be submitted by as Word documents. If I have not acknowledged receipt within 24 hours, please resubmit. Letter Grades & Grade Points A+ (4.5) Exceptional performance with evidence of outstanding original thinking, superior organization, exceptional capacity to analyze and synthesize, a superior grasp of the subject matter with sound critical evaluations, evidence of an extensive knowledge base. A final grade of A+ may be awarded only with the approval of the Academic Dean. A (4.0) Excellent performance with evidence of excellent original thinking, excellent organization, excellent ability to analyze and synthesize, an excellent grasp of the subject matter with sound critical evaluations, evidence of an extensive knowledge base. B+ (3.5) Very good performance with evidence of original thinking, very good organization, demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize, a very good grasp of the subject matter, evidence of good critical judgment, a very good understanding of the relevant issues under examination, very good familiarity with the relevant literature. B (3.0) Good performance with evidence of a good grasp of the subject matter, evidence of critical capacity, good analytical ability, a good understanding of the relevant issues under examination, evidence of good familiarity with the relevant literature. C+ (2.5) Satisfactory performance with evidence of a satisfactory grasp of the subject matter, evidence of critical capacity, demonstrated analytical ability, an understanding of the relevant issues under examination, evidence of familiarity with the relevant literature. C (2.0) Adequate performance with evidence of an adequate grasp of the subject matter; some evidence of critical capacity, an ability to develop solutions to simple problems found in the material; evidence of familiarity with some of the relevant literature. D (1.0) Marginal performance with evidence of marginal familiarity with the subject matter and some evidence that critical and analytical skills have been used. F (0) Inadequate performance with little evidence of even a superficial understanding of the subject matter; serious weaknesses in critical and analytical skills; limited or irrelevant use of the literature; failure to satisfy course requirements. The University College does not use a standard percentage scale to correspond to the letter grade and grade points. If an instructor intends to use a percentage scale, that scale must be included in the course syllabus.

5 Bibliography Suggested Reading Abma, Richtsje. Travelling from Babylon to Zion: Location and its Function in Isaiah 49-55, JSOT 74 (1997) Achtemeier, E., The Community and Message of Isaiah A Theological Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg, Akpunonu, Peter D. The Overture of the Book of Consolations (Isaiah 40:1-11). New York: Peter Lang, Albertz, Rainer. Darius in Place of Cyrus: The First Edition of Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah in 521 BCE, JSOT 27 (2003) Baltzer, Klaus. The Book of Isaiah, HTR 103 (2010) Baltzer, Klaus. Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, Barre, Michael. The Lord Has Saved Me. A Study of the Psalm of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:9-20). The Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 39. Washington: The Catholic Biblical Association, Bartelt, Andrew. The Book around Immanuel: Style and Structure in Isaiah Vol. 4 Biblical and Judaic Studies. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, Bellinger, William H. and William R. Farmer (eds.). Jesus and the Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 and Christian Origins. Harrisburg: TPI, Beuken, W. A. M. The Unity of the Book of Isaiah: Another Attempt at Bridging the Gorge Between Its Two Main Parts, in J. C. Exum and H. G. M. Williamson (eds.). Reading from Right to Left: Essays on the Hebrew Bible in Honour of David J. A. Clines. JSOTSup 373; London: T & T Clark International, (2003) Beuken, W. A. M. Isaiah II. Volume II / Isaiah Historical Commentary on the Old Testament. Leuven: Peeters, Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Isaiah Vol. 19 Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Isaiah Vol. 19a Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, Blenkinsopp, Joseph. Isaiah Vol. 19b Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, Blenkinsopp, Joseph., Opening the Sealed Book. Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Brettler, Marc Z. Incompatible Metaphors for YHWH in Isaiah 40-66, JSOT 78 (1993) Broyles, C. C. and C. A. Evans (eds.). Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah: Studies of an Interpretive Tradition. SVT 70/1-2. Leiden: Brill, Brueggemann, Walter. Unity and Dynamic in the Isaiah Tradition, JSOT 29 (1984) Brueggemann, Walter. Isaiah Westminster Bible Companion. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, Brueggemann, Walter. Isaiah Westminster Bible Companion. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, Carr, D. M. Reaching for Unity in Isaiah, JSOT 57 (1993) = [same title], in P. R. Davies (ed.). The Prophets. The Biblical Seminar 42. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1996) Carr, D. M. Reading Isaiah from Beginning (Isaiah 1) to End (Isaiah 65-66): Multiple Modern Possibilities, in R. F. Melugin and M. A. Sweeney (eds.). New Visions of Isaiah. JSOTSup 214. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1996) Cassel, J. D. Patristic Interpretation of Isaiah, in C. Mathews McGinnis and P. K. Tull (eds.). As Those Who Are Taught : The Interpretation of Isaiah from the LXX to the SBL. SBL Symposium 27. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature (2006) Childs, Brevard. Isaiah. Old Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, Childs, Brevard. The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Clements, Ronald E. Isaiah: A Book Without an Ending?, JSOT 97 (2002) Clements, Ronald E. The Unity of the Book of Isaiah, Int 36 (1982) = [same title], in his Old Testament Prophecy: From Oracles to Canon. Louisville: Westminster John Knox (1996)

6 Clements, Ronald E. Isaiah New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Clements, Ronald E. Isaiah and the Deliverance of Jerusalem: A Study of the Interpretation of Prophecy in the Old Testament. Sheffield: JSOT, Clifford, Richard. Fair Spoken and Persuading: An Interpretation of Second Isaiah. New York: Paulist, Coggins, Richard J. Do We Still Need Deutero-Isaiah, JSOT 80 (1998) Conrad, Edgar W. Messengers in Isaiah and the Twelve: Implications for Reading Prophetic Books, JSOT 91 (2000) Conrad, Edgar W. Reading Isaiah. Overtures in Biblical Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, Darr, Katheryn P. Isaiah s Vision and the Family of God. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, Davies, Eryl. Prophecy and Ethics. Isaiah and the Ethical Traditions of Israel. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 16, de Jong. Isaiah among the Ancient Near Eastern Prophets. A Comparative Study of the Earliest Stages of the Isaiah Tradition and the Neo-Assyrian Prophecies. Leiden: Brill, Dille, Sarah J. Mixing Metaphors. God as Mother and Father in Deutero-Isaiah. London: T & T Clark, Doorly, William J. Isaiah of Jerusalem: An Introduction. New York: Paulist, Evans, Craig A. To See and Not Perceive. Isaiah in Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 64, Evans, Paul S. The Invasion of Sennacherib in the Book of Kings. A Source-Critical and Rhetorical Study of 2 Kings Leiden: Brill, Everson, A. J. and H. C. P. Kim (eds.). The Desert Will Bloom: Poetic Visions in Isaiah. Ancient Israel and Its Literature 4. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, Firth, David G. and H. G. M. Williamson (eds.). Interpreting Isaiah: Issues and Approaches. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, Ginsberg, H. L. The Arm of YHWH in Isaiah and the Text of Isa 53:10-11, JBL 77 (1958) Gitay, Yehoshua. Isaiah and His Audience: The Structure and Meaning of Isaiah Studia Semitica Neerlandica. Assen/Maastricht: Van Gorcum, Goldingay, J. E. and D. Payne, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Isaiah Vol. I: Introduction and Commentary on Isaiah Vol. II: Commentary on Isaiah International Critical Commentary. London: T & T Clark International, Goldingay, J. E. The Message of Isaiah 40 55: A Literary-Theological Commentary.(London: T & T Clark International, Grabbe, Lester L. (ed.). Like a Bird in a Cage. The Invasion of Sennacherib in 701 BCE. London: T& T Clark, Gray, George. B. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Isaiah I-XXXIX. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, Gray, Mark. Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah. New York: T & T Clark, Hanson, Paul. Isaiah Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, Hauser, A. J. (ed.) Bibliography on Isaiah, in A. J. Hauser (ed.). Recent Research on the Major Prophets. Recent Research in Biblical Studies 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press (2008) Hayes, John H. and Irvine, Stuart A. Isaiah the Eighth-Century Prophet: His Times and His Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon, Holladay, William L. Isaiah: Scroll of a Prophetic Heritage. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Hrobon, B. Ethical Dimension of Cult in the Book of Isaiah. BZAW 418. Berlin: de Gruyter, Johnson, Dan G. From Chaos to Restoration: An Integrative Reading of Isaiah JSOT Supplement Series 61. Sheffield: JSOT, Kaiser, Otto. Isaiah nd ed. Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster, Kaiser, Otto. Isaiah Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster, Kaminsky, Joel. God of All the World: Universalism and Developing Monotheism in Isaiah 40-66, HTR 99 (2006)

7 Knight, George A. F.. Servant Theology: A Commentary on the Book of Isaiah International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Knight, George A. F.. The New Israel: A Commentary on the Book of Isaiah International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Kratz, Reinhard G. Israel in the Book of Isaiah, JSOT 31 (2006) Labahn, Antje. The Delay of Salvation within Deutero-Isaiah, JSOT 85 (1999) Landy, Francis Exile in the Book of Isaiah, in Ehud Ben Zvi and C. Levin (eds.). The Concept of Exile in Ancient Israel and Its Historical Contexts. BZAW 404. Berlin: de Gruyter (2010) Landy, Francis. Vision and Voice in Isaiah, JSOT 88 (2000) Machinist, Peter. Assyria and Its Image in the First Isaiah, JAOS 104 (1983) McKenzie, John L. Second Isaiah. Anchor Bible, ed. W. F. Albright and D. N. Freedman. Garden City: Doubleday, Melugin, R. F. Isaiah in Research: The Unity Movement, in A. J. Hauser (ed.). Recent Research on the Major Prophets. Recent Research in Biblical Studies 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press (2008) Melugin, R. F. The Book of Isaiah and the Construction of Meaning, in C. C. Broyles and C. A. Evans (eds.). Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah: Studies of an Interpretive Tradition. SVT 70/1. Leiden: Brill (1997) Melugin, R. F. and M. A. Sweeney (eds.). New Visions of Isaiah. JSOTSup 214. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, Miscall, Peter D. Isaiah: New Heavens, New Earth, New Book, in D. Nolan Fewell (ed.). Reading Between Texts. Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible. Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster / John Knox (1992) Miscall, Peter D. Isaiah A Nightmare/A Dream. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 281, Miscall, Peter D. Isaiah. Readings. A New Biblical Commentary. Sheffield: JSOT Press, Second edition: [same title and series] Sheffield: Phoenix Press, Motyer, J. Alec. The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: IVP, Moughtin-Mumby, Sharon. Sexual and Marital Metaphors in Hosea, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel. Oxford: Oxford, Muilenburg, James Isaiah 40 66: Introduction and Exegesis, in G. A. Buttrick et al (eds.). The Interpreter's Bible. Volume 5. Nashville: Abingdon (1956) Nielsen, Kirsten. There Is Hope for a Tree: The Tree as Metaphor in Isaiah. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, North, C. R. The Second Isaiah. Introduction, Translation and Commentary to Chapters XL LV. Oxford: Clarendon, O'Connell, R. H. Concentricity and Continuity: The Literary Structure of Isaiah. JSOTSup 188. Sheffield: JSOT Press, Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah Chapters New International Commentary of the Old TestamentGrand Rapids: Eerdmans, Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah Chapters New International Commentary of the Old TestamentGrand Rapids: Eerdmans, Rendtorff, R. The Book of Isaiah: A Complex Unity. Synchronic and Diachronic Reading, in R. F. Melugin and M. A. Sweeney (eds.). New Visions of Isaiah. JSOTSup 214. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1996) Roberts, J. J. M. First Isaiah. Hermeneia. Philadelphia: Fortress, Ruiten, J. Van and M. Vervenne (eds.). Studies in the Book of Isaiah. Vol. 132, Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium. Leuven: Peeters, Russell, John Malcolm. Sennacherib s Palace Without Rival at Nineveh. Chicago: University of Chicago, Scheuer, Blazenka. The Return of YHWH. The Tension between Deliverance and Repentance in Isaiah BZAW 377. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2008.

8 Schramm, Brooks. The Opponents of Third Isaiah. Reconstructing the Cultic History of the Restoration. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 193, Schroeder, Christoph O. History, Justice, and the Agency of God. A Hermeneutical and Exegetical Investigation on Isaiah and Psalms. Leiden: Brill, Scott, R. B. Y. The Book of Isaiah Chapters 1-39, in G. A. Buttrick et al (eds.). The Interpreter's Bible. Volume 5. Nashville: Abingdon (1956) Seitz, Christopher R. (ed.). Reading and Preaching the Book of Isaiah. Philadelphia: Augsburg/Fortress, Seitz, Christopher R. The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 40 66, in L. E. Keck et al (eds.). The New Interpreter's Bible. Vol. 6: Introduction to Prophetic Literature, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Jeremiah, the Book of Baruch, the Letter of Jeremiah, the Book of Lamentations, the Book of Ezekiel. Nashville: Abingdon, (2001) Seitz, Christopher R. Isaiah Interpretation. Louisville: W/JKP, Seitz. Zion's Final Destiny: The Development of the Book of Isaiah, a Reassessment of Isaiah Philadelphia: Augsburg/Fortress, Sheppard, Gerald T. The Anti-Assyrian Redaction and the Canonical Context of Isaiah 1-39, JBL 104 (1985) Sherwin, Simon J. In Search of Trees: Isaiah XLIV 14 and Its Implications, VT 53 (2003) Smart, James D. History and Theology in Second Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 35, Philadelphia: Westminster, Smith, G. Isaiah New American Commentary 15A. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Stromberg, J. An Introduction to the Study of Isaiah. T&T Clark Approaches to Biblical Studies. New York and London: T & T Clark, Stromberg, J. Isaiah After Exile. The Author of Third Isaiah as Reader and Redactor of the Book. Oxford Theological Monographs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Sweeney, M. A. The Book of Isaiah in Recent Research, CR:BS 1 (1993) Reprinted in A. J. Hauser (ed.). Recent Research on the Major Prophets. Recent Research in Biblical Studies 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press (2008) Sweeney, M. A. Isaiah 1 39, with an Introduction to Prophetic Literature. The Forms of the Old Testament Literature 16; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Sweeney, M. A. Isaiah The Forms of the Old Testament Literature. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Tate, M. E. The Book of Isaiah in Recent Study, in J. W. Watts and P. R. House (eds.). Forming Prophetic Literature. JSOTSup 235. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1996) Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia. For the Comfort of Zion. The Geographical and Theological Location of Isaiah SVT 139. Leiden: Brill, Tomasino, A. J. Isaiah and 63-66, and the Composition of the Isaianic Corpus, JSOT 57 (1993) = [same title] in P. R. Davies (ed.). The Prophets. The Biblical Seminar 42. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1996) Torrey, C. C. The Second Isaiah. A New Interpretation. Edinburgh: Clark, Tucker, G. M. The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1 39, in L. E. Keck et al (eds.). The New Interpreter's Bible. Vol. 6: Introduction to Prophetic Literature, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Jeremiah, the Book of Baruch, the Letter of Jeremiah, the Book of Lamentations, the Book of Ezekiel. Nashville: Abingdon (2001) Uhlig, T. The Theme of Hardening in the Book of Isaiah. An Analysis of Communicative Action. FAT II/39. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, Vermeylen, J. (ed.). The Book of Isaiah. Le Livre d'isaïe. Les oracles et leurs relectures; unité et complexité de l'ouvrage. BETL 81. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1989). Watts, John D. W. Isaiah Vol. 24 Word Biblical Commentary, ed. David Hubbard and Glenn Barker. Waco: Word, Revised edition Nashville: Nelson Reference, Watts, John D. W. Isaiah Vol. 25 Word Biblical Commentary, ed. David Hubbard and Glenn Barker. Waco: Word, Revised edition Nashville: Nelson Reference, Westermann, Claus. Isaiah Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1969.

9 Whybray, R. N. Isaiah New Century Bible, ed. Ronald E. Clements and Matthew Black. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Whybray, R. N. The Second Isaiah. Sheffield: JSOT Press, Wieringen, A. L. H. M. and A. van der Woude (eds.). Enlarge the Site of Your Tent : The City as Unifying Theme in Isaiah. OTS 58. Leiden: Brill, Wieringen, A. L. H. M. van, The Reader-Oriented Unity of the Book Isaiah. Amsterdamse Cahiers Supplement Series 6. Vught: Skandalon, Wildberger, Hans. Isaiah Continental Commentary. Philadelphia: Fortress, Wildberger, Hans. Isaiah Continental Commentaries. Minneapolis: Fortress, Wildberger, Hans. Isaiah Continental Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress, Wilken, R. L. (ed.) Isaiah: Interpreted by Early Christian and Medieval Commentators. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, Williamson, H. G. M. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Isaiah Vol 1: Commentary on Isaiah 1 5. International Critical Commentary. Academic Policies Academic Integrity It is a serious offence to present a piece of work for course credit as one s own if the work or a portion thereof was done by some other person (plagiarism). Actions of plagiarism harm both the student and the reputation of the University College. Plagiarism or any form of cheating in examinations or term tests (e.g. crib notes) is subject to serious academic penalty that may include loss of part or all of the marks for an assignment/test, failure in the course, dismissal from the University College, or other serious consequences. Plagiarism or cheating in a course in which a student is cross-registered with the University of Manitoba may lead to disciplinary action by the University according to its policies. To plagiarize is to take ideas or words of another person and pass them off as one s own. In short, it is stealing something intangible rather than an object. Obviously it is not necessary to state the source of well-known or easily verifiable facts, but students are expected to acknowledge the sources of ideas and expressions they use in their written work, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. This applies to diagrams, statistical tables and the like, as well as to written material and materials or information from Internet sources. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism. It will also be considered plagiarism and/or cheating if a student submits an assignment in whole or in part by someone other than him/herself, or copies the answer or answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment. At the beginning of their program of study, all students are required to complete the prescribed plagiarism tutorial. Instructors are required to report all allegations of plagiarism or cheating to the Academic Dean before a grade is assigned. The original assignment is submitted to the Academic Dean. The Academic Dean will chair a joint meeting of student and instructor to hear both the allegations and the student s response to the allegations. The Academic Dean will then make a determination whether or not plagiarism or cheating has in fact occurred and decide on appropriate disciplinary measures. The student and instructor will be notified of the Academic Dean s decision in writing. A copy of the decision will be sent to the Registrar and University College President. The student has the right to appeal the decision of the Academic Dean (see Academic Appeals).

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