Using personal anecdote, a witty and lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of the Old Testament. Builds on a successful and respected series 'For everyone' approach: scholarly author with a highly readable style

John Goldingay

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Introduction

Isaiah 1:1–20 I’m Fed Up to the Teeth with Your Worship

Isaiah 1:21–2:5 Second-Degree Manslaughter

Isaiah 2:6–22 The Destiny of All That Is Humanly Impressive

Isaiah 3:1–4:6 On Dresses, Shawls, and Purses 

Isaiah 5:1–24 A Singer-Songwriter’s Strange Song 

Isaiah 5:25–6:13 How to Frighten People into Repentance

Isaiah 7:1–17 Stand Firm, or You Won’t Stand at All

Isaiah 7:18–9:1a Where to Look for Guidance?

Isaiah 9:1b–10:4 A Sign of Hope

Isaiah 10:5–32 On Mixed Motives

Isaiah 10:33–12:6 A Day When There Will Be a Song to Sing

Isaiah 13:1–14:2 The Downfall of the Superpower

Isaiah 14:3–27 So You Have Fallen from the Heavens!

Isaiah 14:28–16:14 Compassion and Openness to Learning

Isaiah 17:1–18:7 Who Would Want to Be a Superpower?

Isaiah 19:1–25 Egypt My People

Isaiah 20:1–21:17 Prophet as Crazy Man

Isaiah 22:1–25 Meanwhile, Back in Jerusalem

Isaiah 23:1–18 What to Do with a Whore’s Fee

Isaiah 24:1–23 The Broken World Covenant

Isaiah 25:1–26:6 Grief Brought to an End

Isaiah 26:7–27:13 Wishing and Hoping and Thinking and Praying, Planning, and Dreaming (1)

Isaiah 28:1–29 God’s Strange Work

Isaiah 29:1–24 Worship That Issues from Human Instinct

Isaiah 30:1–17 God Is Our Refuge and Strength, Really?

Isaiah 30:18–33 Wishing and Hoping and Thinking and Praying, Planning, and Dreaming (2)

Isaiah 31:1–32:20 I See Hawks in LA

Isaiah 33:1–24 The Outrageous Hope into Which the City of God Is Invited

Isaiah 34:1–35:10 Putting Down Edom, Giving the Mute Their Voice

Isaiah 36:1–37:20 A Politician’s One Fatal Mistake

Isaiah 37:21–38 Things That Shouldn’t Happen, Yet Do

Isaiah 38:1–39:8 The Ambiguous Hezekiah

Isaiah 40:1–11 Comfort My People

Isaiah 40:12–31 Hope Means Energy

Isaiah 41:1–20 Don’t Be Afraid

Isaiah 41:21–42:17 Good News for People Who Are Broken and Flickering

Isaiah 42:18–43:21 What Will We Do When God’s Servant Is Deaf and Blind?

Isaiah 43:22–44:23 There Is to Be No Forgetting 

Isaiah 44:24–45:8 God the Creator of Evil

Isaiah 45:9–25 The People Who Know What’s Best

Isaiah 46:1–13 Gods You Have to Carry and the God Who Carries You

Isaiah 47:1–15 The Unexpected Fall of the Superpower

Isaiah 48:1–22 If Only . . .

Isaiah 49:1–13 The Servant’s Servant 

Isaiah 49:14–50:3 Can a Mother Forget?

Isaiah 50:4–51:11 On Following God’s Prompting

Isaiah 51:12–52:12 Beautiful Feet

Isaiah 52:13–53:12 The Man Who Kept His Mouth Shut

Isaiah 54:1–17a A Time to Cry and a Time to Whoop

Isaiah 54:17b–55:13 Our Ideas and Plans, and God’s

Isaiah 56:1–8 An Ambiguous “Because”

Isaiah 56:9–57:21 High and Holy, but Present with the Crushed and Low in Spirit

Isaiah 58:1–14 (Un)spiritual Practices

Isaiah 59:1–21 Three Ways a Prophet Speaks

Isaiah 60:1–22 An Invitation to Imagination and Hope

Isaiah 61:1–9 Blown Over and Anointed

Isaiah 61:10–63:6 People Who Won’t Let Yahweh Rest

Isaiah 63:7–64:12 On Grieving God’s Holy Spirit, and the Consequences

Isaiah 65:1–25 Straight-Talking Meets Straight-Talking

Isaiah 66:1–24 Choose Your Ending

Glossary

Using personal anecdote, a witty and lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of the Old Testament.

John Goldingay is the David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament in the School of Theology at the Fuller Theological Seminary in the USA. Prior to joining Fuller, he was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St John's Theological College, Nottingham. His published titles include Old Testament Theology (two volumes published, with more to come) and commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms. As well as being a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, he serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.

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Using personal anecdote, a witty and lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of the Old Testament. Builds on a successful and respected series 'For everyone' approach: scholarly author with a highly readable style

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