Jesaja 52:13-53:12: Voorspelling of trooswoord?

<strong>Isaiah 52:13-53:12: Prediction or word of comfort?</strong><br /> The New Testament frequently applies this poem to Jesus Christ as well as to the receiving and proclamation of the gospel. It is possible to regard the New Testament�s use as criterium for the interpretation of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and to understand it therefore as a direct prediction of Jesus Christ. Such an interpretation, however, degrades the Old Testament and ignores the meaning which the Isaiah-text has in its historical and literary context