Monthly Archives: December 2019

Isaiah and His Kings (II)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Seven of “Through Advent with Isaiah” Yesterday I said that I would move on to talk about King Hezekiah, but I forgot that there is an important episode involving Isaiah with King Ahaz, Hezekiah’s father. As mentioned yesterday, Ahaz … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and His Kings (I)

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Six of “Through Advent with Isaiah” The first verse of the Book of Isaiah starts: The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings … Continue reading →

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The Call of Isaiah

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Five of “Through Advent with Isaiah” I won’t comment on the readings today, but rather focus on Chapter 6 of Isaiah, the call of the prophet. What is a prophet? The Hellenistic Greek word is προφήτης “pro-pheé-tees”, which means … Continue reading →

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Structure and Condemnation

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Four of “Through Advent with Isaiah” While the full details of the internal structure of the Book of Isaiah is debated, the overall structure is relatively clear (to me, at least). And here it is, in the diagram above: … Continue reading →

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Text and Claims

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Three of “Through Advent with Isaiah” What happens when we read? How do we understand a text? We are such a literate culture that we take reading for granted; we really don’t know what it is like to live … Continue reading →

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Isaiah: The Man, The Book, and The Feast On The Mountain

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Day Two of “Through Advent With Isaiah” Some Throat Clearing About Daily Office Lectionaries In the Church of England we have two sets of lectionaries for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. One is that found in the Book of Common … Continue reading →

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Through Advent With Isaiah

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

It’s the First Sunday of Advent. The Book of the prophet Isaiah is always one of the sources for readings in the season at Morning and Evening Prayer in Advent, and has been for a very long time. I will … Continue reading →

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