Isaiah with Christopher Hays

+ Dr. Christopher Hays introduces Isaiah by covering the breadth of its historical background and context and thinking about how its themes resonate with our realities today.

Christopher Hays is the D. Wilson Moore Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies. He is working on the Isaiah commentary for the Old Testament Library series, having translated the book for the Common English Bible and written the entry on it for the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

 

“My hope is that by living imaginatively in the world of the Bible that we get inspiration for how it might speak to our people today.” – Christopher Hays