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The four explicit passages in Isaiah about Abraham are analysed in this article, one of which includes Sarah (29:22; 41:8; 51:2; 63:16). All four passages relate to God’s intention with the patriarchal offspring, controlled by aspects of universalism as the foundation for God’s redemption. Using Runesson’s terminology, it is estimated that Isaiah has, in general, a closed-ethnic and salvation-inclusive perspective with an inward-mission stance. However, this changes definitively in Third Isaiah to a form of open-ethnic, ethical-driven mission and unity of worship. Parallel with that discussion, the article also highlights some implicit references to Abraham and Sarah, foremost in Isa 65–66, as part of an inner-biblical exegetical development.

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This page is a summary of: The Abrahamic Tradition in the Book of Isaiah, April 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004728127_003.
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