The historical context of Isaiah: Assyria, the Syro-Ephraimite War, & Babylon. Ep. 176

While it's important to relate Isaiah to ourselves in our day, it is also important to understand how the text relates to Isaiah's day. In this episode, Dave explores some of the tension and dangers that were at large when Isaiah walked the earth.

Video transcript: https://bit.ly/3s6iiTS

—Read Isaiah: https://bit.ly/3BvQIn8
— “The Syro-Ephraimite War: Context, Conflict, and Consequences,” via BYU Studies: https://bit.ly/3BxjZOx
—“The Assyrian Conquest and the Lost Tribes,” via the Church’s website: https://bit.ly/3f49Xgd
—“Tiglath-Pileser III,” via the Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/3dnP0w4
—“History of Mesopotamia,” via the Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/3SeMB5D
—Other books I used as resources for this episode:
—— NKJV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
—— “Learning to Love Isaiah,” by Kerry Muhlestein.
—— “The History of the Ancient World,” by Susan Wise Bauer.
—— “Jerusalem: The Eternal City,” by Galbraith, Ogden, & Skinner.

Notes:

— Lots of people have questions about the “Deutero-Isaiah” topic. This episode does not address that controversy, but I wanted to make a note here acknowledging that it’s a subject that some people are curious about. Hopefully we’ll talk more about it in a future episode. For those looking for a rapid treatment of the issue (one Latter-day Saint scholar’s perspective), I’d suggest Kerry Muhlestein’s book, “Learning to Love Isaiah,” pgs. 328-330 (Kindle edition).


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