Several readers complain that I’ve gotten “punchy” during Isaiah. OK, I confess: I’m having a hard time with this book. The poetry is dense, the metaphors elusive, the history obscure, the themes ...

Say goodbye to the confused, vengeful, wild-eyed prophecies of the first half of the book. Isaiah has calmed down, offering hymns of praise rather than orgies of damnation. Chapter 40 is probably the ...

Study comes as 'Great Isaiah,' a 24-foot-long text parchment found with the Dead Sea Scrolls, set to be displayed by the ...

The Prophet Isaiah is depicted in Italian artist Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, which were done between 1508-12. The blue book ...

Most people think that since Jewish ancestors placed certain books in the Hebrew Bible, this means that they are significant in some way, and this way is clear to even the average reader. Nothing is ...

This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of the prophet Isaiah during the period in which he wrote the book named for him Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) Written in the Eighth ...

This wondrous prophecy sets forth Jesus Christ and his saving work with a clarity that is equaled by few books of the Old Testament. Hence Isaiah has rightly become known as the “evangelical” prophet.

If you asked people whom their favorite biblical prophet is, there’s a strong chance they would answer Isaiah. Sure, Moses gets all the accolades, received the tablets, and is the most important; but ...