Author Archives: Bruce Bryant-Scott

About Bruce Bryant-Scott

Canadian. Husband. Father. Christian. Recovering Settler. A priest of the Church of England, Diocese in Europe, on the island of Crete in Greece.

Justice in II Isaiah

Posted on December 13, 2019

Day Thirteen of “Through Advent with Isaiah” I found the reference to the development of the idea of justice in Isaiah. It was in a review by Eryl W. Davies in The Journal of Theological Studies (59:1, April 2008, p. … Continue reading →

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The Idea of Justice in First Isaiah

Posted on December 12, 2019

Day Twelve of “Through Advent with Isaiah” So far I have really been looking at the possible historical origins of the Book of Isaiah, but today I want to look at a basic theme in the book and how it … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and His Kings (V): Hezekiah in 2 Kings, Isaiah, and 2 Chronicles

Posted on December 11, 2019

Day Eleven of “Through Advent with Isaiah” I have gone down the rabbit hole of Isaiah. It is a very confusing Wonderland. Because I am still a PhD student I have access to the academic databases with all their academic … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and His Kings (IV): Isaiah 36-39

Posted on December 10, 2019

Day Ten of “Through Advent with Isaiah” Chapters 36 through 39 of the Book of Isaiah stand out because they are the longest section of prose is what is otherwise mostly a book of poetry. As well, the four chapters … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and His Kings (III)

Posted on December 9, 2019

Day Nine of “Through Advent with Isaiah” A fairly constant refrain in Isaiah and the Deuteronomic History is calling Israel back to the worship of Yahweh alone. In Isaiah 2 we read 12 For the Lord of hosts has a … Continue reading →

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Weird Names

Posted on December 8, 2019

Day Eight of “Through Advent with Isaiah” Isaiah gives his children some strange names. At some point Isaiah and his wife had a child, and named him Shear-jashub. This means “a remnant will return”. This is usually taken to be … Continue reading →

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Isaiah and His Kings (II)

Posted on December 7, 2019

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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