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...
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.
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 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 – Shares Her Experiences & Studies of Isaiah
Kelsey Wilding: And what book is it?
Ann Madsen: It's called, 'Opening Isaiah, a Harmony'. And it lines up five different columns of versions of Isaiah. One of them is the Dead Sea scrolls version,...
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 – Relatable Passages and Metaphors
Kelsey Wilding: So, when you teach students are there like passages, that are 'aha' moments for them?
Ann Madsen: Oh yes.
Kelsey Wilding: Do you have one that really hits hard?
Ann Madsen: Well, it's different for...
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 – 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 – How Students Become Teachers as They Study The Book of Isaiah
Kelsey Wilding: Have any of your students continued on the study of Isaiah after your class?
Ann Madsen: Oh, yes, almost all of them.
Kelsey Wilding: Really?
Ann Madsen: I see them on campus or I see...
