This extraordinary volume is among the first in a new series of commentaries from Eerdmans that invites attention to the history of church interpretation of the Bible in precritical modes. The editor ...

Gospel singer, producer and songwriter Isaiah Thomas may be two decades deep in the music industry, but he’s certainly not slowing down. After being introduced to music at an early age, Thomas became ...

n chapter 53 of his book, the prophet Isaiah told us about the Gospel of salvation 700 years before it ever happened. He said the Messiah would (be): Meek: “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us ...

(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old ...

There are four “servant of the Lord” oracles in Isaiah. These passages are also known as the “suffering servant songs,” which reveal what a well-trained disciple might have to face. Today’s first ...

We don’t talk about idolatry much anymore, despite the caution against it in everything from the Ten Commandments to the New Testament epistles. This is ironic, because idolatry flourishes in our ...