Conversations with Scripture: 2 Isaiah
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081922149X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stephen L. . He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Cook is Catherine N. McBurney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Virginia Theological Seminary
A heartfelt introduction and invitation to 2 Isaiah Okie Padre This is no stuffy academic work, rather an invitation into deeper relationship with God via the book of the Prophet Isaiah. Dr. Cook combines his love of biblical study with the profound desire to experience, love, and worship with awe the God who speaks through prophets such as Isaiah. Whet. "Accessible, authoritative, and a joy to read" according to C. M. Weierbach. Dr. Cook opens Isaiah to his readers in a way that is not only grounded in excellent scholarship, but also spiritually rich. Dr. Cook's style is not stuffy in the way some academic writings can be, not at all! While being informative about the context, content, and Christian interpretations . A new perspective for me liz33146 I am reading this book in connection with a weekly bible study. I helped select the book for the group which is mainly Episcopalian. I had never read 2 Isaiah with any depth and I am quite intrigued with Prof. Cook's perspective. Learning about how 2 Isaiah was written by writers who regard
Davis, Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School. With an eye to the saints, ancient and modern, Stephen Cook shows how Isaiah calls us to surrender ourselves, with courageous humility, and thus find ourselves, with dizzying joy." -- Ellen F. "This is precisely the kind of biblical scholarship the church needs: integrating fresh research with profound spiritual and theological insight
The God of Second Isaiah, the “Holy One of Israel,” is increasingly foreign to modern Anglicans, who are often uncomfortable with the uncanny, fiery side of God. Unfortunately, this may leave Anglicans frustrated both with God’s “non-rational” ways and with morality-centered Christianity.The new research behind this book reveals Second Isaiah as priestly temple literature, expert at the Holy and its coming dawn on earth. To study this material is to rediscover the overwhelming, absolute worth of God.. Second Isaiah highlights priestly themes and quotes the temple texts to help readers approach that which is utterly mysterious