Isaiah (active ca. 740-701 BC) was a Hebrew prophet. His Hebrew name, Yeshayhu, means "God is salvation" and alludes to the prophet's major doctrines and teachings. The son of Amoz, of noble descent, Isaiah lived in Jerusalem. He referred to his wife...

[1] Prophet whose words are recorded in the biblical book of Isaiah, chapters 1–39; active in Jerusalem between 750 and 700 B.C.E. He advised King Hezekiah, then king of Judea, to trust in God and to stand firm against the Assyrian invasion of...

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ISAIAH (fl. 740–701 BCE), or, in Hebrew, Yeshaʿyahu or Yeshaʿyah, was a Hebrew prophet. Isaiah, son of Amoz, prophesied during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (see Is. 1:1). He was a contemporary of...

Isaiah (Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Standard Yəšaʿyáhu Tiberian Yəšaʿăyāhû ; Greek: Ἠσαίας, Ēsaiās ; Arabic: اشعیاء, Ash-ee-yaa ; "Salvation of/is the LORD") is the main figure in the Biblical Book...

JOHN GOLDINGAY, Isaiah (NIBC 13; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson; Carlisle: Pasternoster, 2001). Pp. x + 397. Paper $11.95. Goldingay provides a verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Book of Isaiah, while critically combing the text for illuminating details. Since the older modern critical methods and...

Isaiah as Liturgy. By Michael Goulder. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004, 153 pp., $95.00. This small volume is one of a series of monographs by members of the Society for Old Testament Study. The author assumes the critical opinion that the book of Isaiah,...

Isaiah Washington, fired this month from "Grey's Anatomy" following the firestorm he started with a homophobic invective, hit back at the network Thursday. "They fired the wrong guy," the 43-year-old actor said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.He blames former cast mate T.R. Knight...

Isaiah Washington has lost his job on the hit ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," five months after creating a furor with his use of an anti-gay slur.Washington's contract option was not renewed for next season, series producer ABC Television Studios said Thursday."I'm mad as hell...