An ancient seal bearing a Hebrew script and recovered in Jerusalem may have belonged to the biblical prophet Isaiah. The seal may be the earliest historical evidence relating to the holy man, who was ...

Chosen by Andrew Abernethy, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, coeditor of “The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness,” and author of “Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the ...

“Comfort, comfort my people,” God instructed the ancient prophet Isaiah in the 40th chapter of his biblical book, words that begin this Shabbat’s haftarah. This prophetic portion, read annually as ...