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Book of Isaiah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference article covering the Book of Isaiah, including chapter six's account of Isaiah's commissioning vision of the Lord enthroned amid seraphim in the Jerusalem temple.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference article on the Book of Isaiah, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., the middle tier reflecting an edited general reference work rather than a specialist biblical studies monograph. It is reliable for standard facts such as the location and content of Isaiah's temple vision in chapter six, and less reliable for detailed exegetical or text critical questions, which a dedicated biblical scholarship source would need to settle.
Notes
A general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for the vision's setting, the seraphim's threefold acclamation and its place within the prophet's call narrative.
Citation
Author
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URL
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Isaiah
Source Type
reference
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Isaiah, Figures

This source names Isaiah directly: "reference article covering the Book of Isaiah, including chapter six's account of Isaiah's commissioning vision of the Lord enthroned amid seraphim in the Jerusalem temple."

Source Book of Isaiah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jerusalem, Cities

This source names Jerusalem directly: "Lord enthroned amid seraphim in the Jerusalem temple."

Source Book of Isaiah (Encyclopaedia Britannica)The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Articles, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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