Isaiah’s Literary Style
In the introduction to their book, Opening Isaiah—a Harmony, Shon Hopkin and Ann Madsen explain 7 kinds of parallelism in Hebrew poetry as presented in the Book of Isaiah, where ideas, not rhyme, are compared and contrasted.
Get to Know Isaiah Scholar, Ann N. Madsen
Finding Isaiah
Ann N. Madsen has always loved to learn. After living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while her husband Truman pursued his doctorate at Harvard, they returned to Utah for a teaching position at Brigham Young...
Ann Madsen – Metaphors vs. Idioms in the Book of Isaiah
Kelsey Wilding: What's the difference between idioms and metaphors?
Ann Madsen: A metaphor is something that stands for something else, that it...I explained it in one of the first lectures in class that you say,...
Ann Madsen – Understanding Isaiah with the Help of the Holy Ghost
Kelsey Wilding: So, do they truly understand Isaiah, if you don't have the spiritual component of it or is it just...
Ann Madsen: I don't think you can understand scripture, the words of the Lord...
Ann Madsen – Why Study Isaiah
Ann Madsen explains the work it might take to get and understanding of the words of Isaiah as you study it.
Ann Madsen – Learn the History of the Jews
And Madsen explains why we need to know the history of the Jew during Isaiah's life-time to have a context for many of his prophecies. This may be helpful in understanding the words of Isaiah
Ann Madsen – Introduction
Kelsey Wilding: Hi, today we are talking with Ann Madsen. It's nice to meet you Ann. We're going to get to know a little bit about her, so can you tell us a little...
Ann Madsen – Why the Writings of Isaiah are Difficult to Understand
Kelsey Wilding: Why is Isaiah written in poetic form?
Ann Madsen: Because all revelation in the Old Testament is written in poetic form.
Kelsey Wilding: Really?
Ann Madsen: Almost all of it yeah. Jeremiah, all of it.
Kelsey...
Ann Madsen – Favorite Passages From The Book of Isaiah
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 gems in Isaiah that people don't hear because they don't...
Ann Madsen – Insight into Jerusalem
Kelsey Wilding: You've been to Jerusalem, right?
Ann Madsen: I've lived in Jerusalem for five years.
Kelsey Wilding: Five years?
Ann Madsen: Yes, I taught there.
Kelsey Wilding: Are you serious?
Ann Madsen: Yes.
Kelsey Wilding: So, you were there...
