This series, to quote the late Rabbi Abraham Heschel, “is about some of the most disturbing people who have ever lived: the men whose inspiration brought the Bible into being – the men whose image is our refuge in distress, and whose voice and vision sustain our faith. The significance of Israel’s prophets lies not only in what they said but also in what they were.”
Can we know the identity of the Servant in Isaiah? Within the section of Isaiah known to scholars as Deutero-Isaiah or “second Isaiah” there are…
This class is the third in our series within a series on The Servant in Isaiah. In the first two classes, we examined the first…
In 1892, a German scholar named Bernhard Duhm published a book titled, Das Buch Jesaiah (Gottingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 1892). Duhm is credited with being…
This class begins to reveal the identity of a specially chosen group. What is meant by chosen? The group is referred to as witnesses. What…
Within the words of the Prophet Isaiah is a description of one / ones who brings good tidings, a harbinger. What is the news? What…
Within the texts of Deutero-Isaiah (Chapters 40-66) there is an ancient message referred to as the good news. Several passages within this same section of…
Interpretation is the action of explaining the meaning of a text, but what happens when interpreters are wrong? This class covers some of the most…
This teaching is a continuation of class nine, covering some of the complexity around the subject of Redemptive Figures described in the words of the…
When it comes to biblical eschatology, we are presented with views of a golden age to come. People of The Book, both Jews, and Christians,…
An ancient imprecation is fulfilled as one of Israel’s most wicked monarchical couples begin their reign, and one of the Bible’s most well known prophets…
In this class, we explore methods of connecting words and phrases in order to more fully grasp the intended meaning of prophetic utterances. By way…
The Bible provides various methods whereby God spoke to His people: the Urim and Thummim, from above the ark, and through the agency of the…
The prophets of ancient times were given glimpses of events well beyond their own days. These words were recorded and passed down to us. For…
After witnessing the fear-inspiring event at Horeb an agreement was reached between Jehovah and the people. He would raise up a prophet to speak His…