The Epic of Eden: Isaiah

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Description

Please note: Effective September 1, 2019 the second edition of this book and video is shipping. Please ensure your group’s materials align with the correct editions, and email store@seedbed.com for help ordering new copies.

Perfect for:

  • Small groups (each week includes a group discussion guide; DVD sold separately)
  • Anyone that struggles to see the Old Testament’s relevance to the big story of Scripture
  • Groups looking to be challenged to understand the Bible in ways they haven’t before
  • Weeknight study groups and/or Sunday school classes requiring approximately 90-minutes of meeting time

In these pages you’ll:

  • Gain a rich understanding of the context in which the book of Isaiah was written
  • Gain important context on Israel’s religion and economy and explore the definition and role of the prophets
  • Discover how the prophet Isaiah is still speaking to us today

About the Study

Often named the fifth gospel, the book of the prophet Isaiah has more to say about Israel’s coming Messiah than any other Old Testament book. Brilliant, courageous, uncompromising, this prophet declared that the year of the LORD had come and God’s people needed to either step up, or stand down. Indeed, when Isaiah spoke, kings trembled.

But too often, when Isaiah speaks today, God’s people have trouble hearing. Why? We often miss the larger context. In The Epic of Eden: Isaiah, Dr. Sandra Richter takes participants back to the eighth century BCE. This ten-week study explains Israel’s religion and economy, explores the definition and role of the prophets, and helps us to apply the message of this great champion of the faith to our lives today.

How does this series work? The study involves two components. The first is a set of ten filmed, approximately 20-30 minute sessions with Dr. Sandra Richter (available as a DVD or through streaming over the internet), and the second is a study guide for each of your group members. This workbook includes five individual studies per week, to be done at home. The idea is that each member will be working at home at their own pace, doing as much or as little as schedules permit. Once per week your group will gather to view the filmed study, talk about the individual work from the week, and focus on some group discussion questions. You can download a leader aid here.  Let the adventure begin!

Preview the first week of content here.

Sample Video Session

About the Author

Sandra Richter is the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She served as a Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College for the past four years teaching Hebrew language, exegesis, cultural contexts, and Environmentalism and the Evangelical. She received her MA from Gordon-Conwell and her Ph.D. from Harvard University’s Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations department. She is deeply invested in bringing the real people and real places of the Old Testament to life for both the academic and the lay person. For more than a decade she directed an Israel Studies program for Asbury Theological and Wesley Biblical Seminaries.

Specs

  • Length: 10 weeks
  • Page count: 199
  • DVD accompaniment: Highly encouraged — 8, 20-30 minute sessions

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