Take Isaiah 53’s shadowy prophecy of the Suffering Servant. In its own context, mystery lies thick around the Servant. A disturbing portrait of travail and torment mystifies and perplexes ...

In Chapters 40 to 55 of Isaiah, there are four passages known as the Servant Songs. One of them, quoted as today’s first reading, is about the “suffering servant.” One wonders what it was ...

Isaiah, though, helps me understand ... reading is the third of these four songs—the one that describes the suffering servant’s determined trust in God. Read in the context of the salvation ...

For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. It is no surprise that the editors of the lectionary assign Isaiah’s “suffering servant” passage for Good Friday. The tradition of ...

Then there is Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the forthcoming innocent suffering servant redeemer. “He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity…yet it was our ...

Isaiah not only prophesied about the pre-birth and life of Jesus, but also recorded specific details about what he endured on the cross for our sake as the Suffering Servant. Read Isaiah 53 if you ...

Last week, we began to look at the historical writings of the prophet Isaiah in the fifty-third chapter. Even so, my feeble description there failed to convey the proper weight ...

Hint: My NIV Study Bible (among the most popular) titles the passages: “The Suffering and Glory of the Servant.” NIV’s title aptly captures Isaiah’s description of the servant. One whose ...

This article will be updated if a response is received. Known in the Old Testament as the “Suffering Servant” passage, Isaiah 53 is a key portion of Scripture that theologians say foretells of ...

The life and significance of the prophet Isaiah, and the prophetic tradition are discussed in this article. In this article Professor Hugh Williamson of the Oriental Institute, Christ Church ...