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Isaiah and His Kings (I)
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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Tagged Ahaz, Isaiah 1.1, Isaiah and politics, Jotham, Kings of Judah, Uzziah
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The Call of Isaiah
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
Structure and Condemnation
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
Text and Claims
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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Tagged Biblical Interpretation, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Isaiah 43.1-13
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Isaiah: The Man, The Book, and The Feast On The Mountain
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
Through Advent With Isaiah
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
The Last Day of An Advent Calendar: Christmas Day!
Sunday, December 25, 2016 Christmas Day Zechariah 2.10–13 1 John 4.7–16 John 3.31–36 The text of the readings follows after the comments. While I’ve been on medical leave I’ve been reading, among so many other things, The Iliad. Not in … Continue reading
Day Twenty-Eight of An Advent Calendar (Evening): Christmas Eve – Pouring Out Divinity into Humanity
Saturday, December 24, 2016 (Evening) Christmas Eve Isaiah 59.15b–21 Philippians 2.5–11 The text of the readings follows after the comments. The reading from Philippians this evening is at the core of the third chapter in my PhD dissertation. So it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Christmas, Incarnation, Jesus, Kenosis, Philippians 2.5-11
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Day Twenty-Eight of An Advent Calendar (Morning): The Invitation
Saturday,December 24, 2016 (Morning) Saturday after the Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 35.1–10 Revelation 22.12–17, 21 Luke 1.67–80 The text of the readings follows after the comments. I’ll be doing two posts today, as the readings in the Daily Office … Continue reading
Day Twenty-Seven of An Advent Calendar: Jerusalem – Old, Current, and New
Friday, December 23, 2016 Friday after the Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 33.17–22 Revelation 22.6–11, 18–20 Luke 1.57–66 The text of the readings follows after the comments. People often ask me if I have been to the Holy Land, to … Continue reading
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