With the publication of Isaiah: Prophet, Seer, and Poet , Victor

L. Ludlow has accomplished what few scholars have done - presented

a worthy commentary on one of the most difficult books in world

literature. The task that Victor L. Ludlow set for himself would have

discouraged lesser scholars, but he has the credentials and the will to

pursue the project. The work examines the "historical context,

literary style, scriptural context and doctrinal application" of Isaiah

and is designed "to help the readers of Isaiah to understand his

writings" (p. xi). Here for the first time Latter-day Saints have at

their command a commentary on Isaiah that brings together LDS

doctrine, reputable scholarship, and an informed discussion of the

nature of the Hebrew writings of Isaiah.