FOB: Isaiah

A Covenant to Be Kept for the Sake of the Church.Isaiah has been called the 'fifth gospel', because in it God speaks through his prophet of his people's departure from truth, the need for repentance and the redemption provided by a
coming saviour. Isaiah's imagery is some of the most beautiful, and terrifying,
in the Bible. It was written in the 8th century BC at a time of material
prosperity. This wealth had brought increased literacy and so God's people
could be brought back by a book of 66 chapters to understand a world that had
spiritual, as well as physical, dimensions.This is a key Old Testament
book, as well as charting a key change in the life of God's people it provides
some of the most important prophecies fulfilled only in the life of Jesus of
Nazareth. Its lessons for the contemporary church are particularly apt. Too
often modern commentaries become a discussion between commentators rather than
an exploration of what the text has to say to contemporary
readers. Harman's methods follow those of Leon Morris and Allan McRae in
that he devotes most of his energy to discovering what God is saying through
his prophet, rather than what we are saying amongst
ourselves.'Harman's Isaiah has made me wish wholeheartedly that I
could start all over again. The detailed interpretative work is superb.' -
Alec MotyerSeries: Focus on the Bible.Recommended € 17,90