Commentary on Isaiah

Εἰς τὸν προφήτην Ἠσαΐαν (Latin title as printed: In Isaiam) · Theodoret of Cyrrhus · 5th century (before 448; the OT commentaries belong to his episcopate, 423-448) · commentary

Greek · domain: antiochene · researched 2026-11-13

Why this is in the register

HOLLIS Primo searches for 'Theodoret Commentary on Isaiah', 'Theodoret Commentary on Isaiah Hill' and 'Theodoret Isaiah' (all run 2026-11-13) return no English translation; the only modern versions returned are the Sources chrétiennes 'Commentaire sur Isaïe' (Paris: Cerf, 1980-1984, French) and a 1932/33 Berlin dissertation 'Kommentar zu Jesaia' (German). The Holy Cross 'Commentaries on the Prophets' series, which is the standard English Theodoret, covers Jeremiah/Baruch/Lamentations (2006, TOC: 'Commentary on the Prophet Jeremiah', 'Baruch', 'Lamentations'), Ezekiel (2006, TOC: 'Commentary on the prophet Ezekiel ... Chapters One-Forty-eight'), and the Twelve (2006-2007); Daniel appeared as a separate volume ('Theodoret of Cyrus: Commentary on Daniel', 2006). No volume of that series covers Isaiah, and no volume in the Fathers of the Church, Ancient Christian Writers or Popular Patristics series was located.

The largest single gap in the English Theodoret: the commentary runs over 65 chapters of Isaiah and is the mature statement of Antiochene literal-historical exegesis of the prophet. The archive.org Migne volume is catalogued with the contents note 'Explanatio in Canticum Canticorum, In Isaiam, In Jeremiam, In Ezechielem, In Danielem, In XII Prophetas Minores', so the Greek text is available as a scan although there is no TEI edition; the modern critical text is the Sources chrétiennes edition (Greek with French). Isaiah is the one prophetical commentary of Theodoret's that the Holy Cross English series skips.

Existing translations recorded

None recorded in English. Non-English versions, where they exist, are named in the evidence above.

Electronic text

Scanned witnesses

Scan search: not checked. Not searched in the scan pass: this dossier was outside the 121-work scan target set.

Harvard Hollis

Hollis query: Theodoret of Cyrrhus Commentary on Isaiah — 7 record(s); match basis author_title_unquoted.

Sources checked

• https://archive.org/details/patrologiae_cursus_completus_gr_vol_081
• HOLLIS search — Theodoret Commentaries on the prophets
• HOLLIS search — Theodoret Commentary on Isaiah

Cite: Tergwame, “Commentary on Isaiah” (greek gap dossier), 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-theodoret-in-isaiam