{"product_id":"isaiah-139-ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture-old-testament-volume-x-9780830814800","title":"Isaiah 1-39 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament  Volume X)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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 prophets 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 Isaiahs prophecy was not a theological innovation on their part butrather a following of the path blazed by the New Testament writers and Jesus himself. Among passage-by-passage commentaries cited here are those by Eusebius of Caesarea  Jerome  Cyril of Alexandria  and Theodoret of Cyr  as well as one attributed to Basil of Caesarea. John Chrysostom preached a series of homilies on Isaiah of which most of those extant concern the first eight chapters  though Chrysostom frequently cites Isaiah in numerous homilies on other books. Augustine of Hippo  Gregory the Great  and Bede the Venerable frequently cite passages from Isaiah 139  as did many other fathers in defending the Christian faith from Jewish critics. In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume  readers will find materials ranging from East to West and from the first through the eighth centuries  some appearing here in English translation for the first time. Within this treasure house are riches to illumine the mind and fire the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280451264565,"sku":"ByrdShop_0830814809","price":47.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780830814800.jpg?v=1780636805","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/isaiah-139-ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture-old-testament-volume-x-9780830814800","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}