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Ann Madsen explains the work it might take to get and understanding of the words of Isaiah as you study it.

The learning of the Jews consists of knowing Hebrew and other ancient languages, understanding parallelisms, chiasmic patterns, semitic poetry, the history and geography of Israel, and such? Certainly, all these things play their part. But there is something much more basic because the learning of the Jews is all about a culture of learning.

The Lord knew that the Scriptures would be tampered with and that some things could not be outrightly said. Also, much like parables, the difficult writing of the Prophets is meant to declare glorious truths to those who seek them ...Alexander writes about the folly of forced parallelism, “These [false] constructions are so violent, and the contrary usage so plain, that the question naturally arises, why should the latter be departed from at all?

When asked why Hebrew poetry does not rhyme, Ann Madsen explained that it is not words that rhyme like in our...

Darryl: Hi, I'm Darryl Alder with SearchIsaiah.org. Today we have a scholar with us, Ann Madsen. We're going to talk about a...

Kelsey Wilding:  Do you have a favorite chapter of Isaiah? Ann Madsen: Depending on the day. I have parts of Isaiah that I truly...there are...

Since mid-October 2020, I had the opportunity to attend several seminars by world-renown Hebrew scholars. One lecture by Professor Emmanuel Tov of...

While each of us is responsible for our own happiness—a joy that grows as we increasingly become true disciples of Jesus Christ—there are...

My daughter-in-law, Terry, told me of a special experience before her youngest child, Grant, was born. It was a spiritual impression that her...

Exegetes have suggested that Shebna was King Hezekiah's majordomo and treasurer (see especially Isaiah 22:15–19, quoted below). Shebna was one of the...