PDF⋙ Isaiah 1-39 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament, Volume X)
Isaiah 1-39 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament, Volume X) Isaiah 1-39 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament, Volume X) PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. For the early church fathers the prophecy of Isaiah was not a compendium of Jewish history or theology but an announcement of the coming Messiah fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. As such, the prophet's words were a rich source of theological reflection concerning their Lord and a vital aid in their defense against the objections of the Jews that Jesus was the promised Messiah. The interpretation of Jesus' ministry in light of Isaiah's prophecy was not a theological innovation on their part, but rather a following of the path blazed by the New Testament writers and Jesus hi