453 - Seraphim Hamilton - Isaiah: The Fifth Gospel

About this episode

Jonathan Pageau and Seraphim Hamilton discuss the significance of Isaiah in understanding Christ and the symbolic connections within Scripture.

I’m joined again by Seraphim Hamilton to discuss his upcoming Symbolic World course on Isaiah, beginning June 15th. We talk about why Isaiah is central for understanding Christ in the Old Testament, the relationship between prophecy, exile, the suffering servant, the gentile nations, and the deep symbolic unity between Scripture, liturgy, and creation. Join Seraphim Hamilton in studying the Book of Isaiah this June. Register now to get 15% off before the early bird sale ends: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-fifth-gospel YouTube version: https://youtu.be/lPpBFh2-V90 Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up 00:47 - Intro music 01:01 - Introducing Seraphim Hamilton and the Isaiah course 01:48 - Seminary, liturgy, and returning to Scripture 02:39 - Why Isaiah? 03:02 - Isaiah as a Christological book 05:27 - High Christology in the Old Testament 06:52 - Leviathan, Revelation, and the Angel of the Lord 07:51 - Isaiah 27 and the serpent of Genesis 08:22 - Sennacherib, Hezekiah, and the Angel of the Lord 10:51 - Are Old Testament prophecies taken out of context? 11:18 - Exile, Assyria, Babylon, and biblical prophecy 14:57 - Course promo: The Fifth Gospel 15:47 - Isaiah 14 and the fall…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Pageau

Guest: Seraphim Hamilton

Topics covered

• Isaiah
• Christology
• Old Testament prophecy
• symbolism in Scripture
• suffering servant
• gentile nations
• liturgy

Keywords

• Isaiah
• Christ
• prophecy
• suffering servant
• symbolism
• Old Testament
• liturgy
• gentile nations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Symbolic World

Books & works: Isaiah

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