Isaiah 53 does not say the servant will rise from the dead. If, as we have demonstrated, Isaiah 53 speaks of the servant’s death, then it must be accepted that the text speaks just as clearly of his continued activities after his death. Thus, there is only one possible explanation: The servant rises from the […]
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Isaiah 53 does not actually say the servant would die. This objection actually contradicts two of the previous objections (specifically, 4.10 and 4.12), both of which understand that according to Isaiah 53, the servant of the Lord would die. Many standard Rabbinic interpretations recognize this, either interpreting the text with reference to Israel’s suffering and
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Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says the servant of the Lord was sickly and died of disease. This is the least likely interpretation of the relevant verses in the Hebrew, as confirmed by many major translations, both Jewish and Christian. The text indicates that the servant of the Lord will be a
Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says no one was interested in the servant of the Lord or attracted to him, yet the New Testament records that large crowds followed Jesus. Actually, the New Testament record agrees with the picture of the servant of the Lord described in Isaiah 53, despite the fact
Several key words in Isaiah 53 speak of a servant in the plural. I’m surprised that you’re still using this objection. It is simply not true, as can be seen by checking even leading Jewish translations of the Bible. Those who claim that there are references to a plural servant in Isaiah 53 failed to
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Isaiah 53 contains the words of the repentant kings of the nations rather than the words of the Jewish people. This is not possible. The servant of the Lord in Isaiah 53 was smitten for the sins of his people, while he himself was guiltless. In complete contrast to this, the Torah promised that the
It is not true that the medieval rabbis were the first to apply Isaiah 53 to Israel instead of the Messiah. The Israel interpretation is actually very ancient. You’re partially correct. The earliest reference to this interpretation is found in a second-century Christian source recounting a discussion between a Gentile follower of Jesus and some
Jehovah’s Witnesses A Counterfeit Kingdom … or Not? (by June Hunt) “They go door to door, proclaiming a curious message of doom, in hope that their hard work will earn them eternal life on earth.” —Joe Hewitt (former Jehovah’s Witness) DEFINITION A. What Is the Organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses? • The Organization of Jehovah’s
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The Princetonians and Biblical Authority: An Assessment of the Ernest Sandeen Proposal John D. Woodbridge and Randall H. Balmer For some years now students of American religion have sought to understand better that elusive movement known as Fundamentalism.1 The publication of Ernest Sandeen’s Roots of Fundamentalism: British and American Millenarianism 1800–1930 (1970; reprint ed., Grand
Biblical Authority in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: A Question of Transition W. Robert Godfrey Sola Scriptura was one of the ringing cries of the Protestant Reformation. This affirmation spoke to the issue of religious authority and summarized the Protestant conviction that religious truth could be known with certainty, not from popes and councils, but