Isaiah Unveiled: A Journey Through the Entire Book! (w/ Dr. Megan C. Roberts)

About this episode

Dr. Megan C. Roberts discusses the book of Isaiah, exploring its themes and relevance today.

In this episode Dr. Megan C. Roberts walks me through the entire book of Isaiah at a macro level to see how this magisterial (and daunting!) Prophetic work comes together and what it has to say to us all these millennia later! Megan's dissertation "Memory Formation in Isaiah 40-55: Poetic Reimagination that Accomplishes Comfort" is available from Brill Academic: https://brill.com/display/title/70949 Here are Megan's other recommended resources on Isaiah: Beginner level: Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey - https://www.amazon.com/Encountering-Book-Isaiah-Historical-Theological/dp/0801026458/ Discovering Isaiah: Content, Interpretation, Reception - https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Isaiah-Interpretation-Reception-Biblical/dp/0802878059/ Intermediate level: The Theology of the Book of Isaiah - https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Book-Isaiah-John-Goldingay/dp/0830840397/ The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom: A Thematic-Theological Approach (NSBT) - https://www.amazon.com/Book-Isaiah-Gods-Kingdom-Thematic-Theological/dp/0830826416/ Scholar level: “Lengthen Your Tent Cords”: The Metaphorical World of Israel’s Household in the Book of Isaiah (Siphrut)…

People in this episode

Host: JM

Guest: Dr. Megan C. Roberts

Topics covered

• Isaiah
• Prophetic literature
• Theology
• Memory formation
• Biblical interpretation

Keywords

• Isaiah 40-55
• Poetic reimagination
• Historical survey
• Theological survey
• Interpretation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Dojo, DiscipleDojo, Encountering the Book of Isaiah, Discovering Isaiah, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom, Lengthen Your Tent Cords, The Book of Isaiah, 1-39, The Book of Isaiah, 40-66

Books & works: Isaiah Unveiled: A Journey Through the Entire Book, Isaiah, Memory Formation in Isaiah 40-, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom: A Thematic-Theological Approach, Lengthen Your Tent Cords”, the Book of Isaiah, The Grownup’s Table

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