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#257 | Participating in Resurrection: Isaiah, Paul, and the Call to New Life
In Isaiah 26:19, we encounter one of the Old Testament’s most striking—and debated—visions of resurrection: “Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise.” But why does resurrection suddenly appear here, and what does it mean within Isaiah’s larger story?
In this episode, we explore Isaiah 26:12–19 against the backdrop of Israel’s temptation to look elsewhere for security and even for answers to death. During the era of Ahaz, Egyptian religious influence, funerary practices, and competing conceptions of the powers governing death offered alternatives to trusting YHWH. Isaiah exposes the…
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