Blake Couey – Reading Isaiah’s Poetry
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The Book of Isaiah
In the New Testament, we see Jesus in the synagogue and he's given the scroll. He turns it to Isaiah 61 and reads from it. That may well indicate something, some early version of a calendar of synagogue readings throughout the year that included the prophets. There are at least fragments of commentaries on Isaiah which at least suggests more private study of the book by a learned scribe.
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