In his introductory preface to the English translation of the fourth edition of Delitzsch's Isaiah commentary (1889; English translation 1894), S. R. Driver makes much of the change in Delitzsch's critical estimate of the authorship of the book of Isaiah. In his earlier editions he had defended the unity of the Isaianic authorship, whereas finally in 1889 he offered an accommodation respecting the origin and authorship of the book when he acknowledged the authorship of a Deutero-Isaiah. In sum, Delitzsch appeared to align himself with the modern historical-critical approach long advocated by
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