Join us for an exhaustive analysis of the Book of Isaiah, a text so evocative it has been designated the "Fifth Gospel" since the earliest centuries of the Christian church. We explore why St. Jerome, writing from Bethlehem, argued that Isaiah should be considered an evangelist rather than a prophet, describing the mysteries of Christ and the church with the clarity of history rather than the obscurity of prophecy.

In this episode, we posit that Isaiah serves as the "foundational architecture for the New Testament", acting as the narrative and theological womb from which the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John emerged. Beyond isolated proof-texts, we discuss how the book provides the "Alpha and Omega" of the Christian proclamation, covering themes from the Vicarious Atonement to the radical inclusion of the Gentiles.

Key Topics Covered:

• The "Bible within a Bible": Examining the striking structural parallel between Isaiah and the Protestant biblical canon.

• The New Exodus: How Isaiah’s vision became the primary template for understanding the mission of Jesus of Nazareth.

• Messianic Claims: A rigorous look at the philological controversies and hermeneutical methods used by New Testament authors to transform Isaianic expectation into Christological realization