About The Big Bible Project
From 2010–2015, the BigBible Project sought to host conversations about the Bible through local reading groups & online conversations. Since 2016, the project has taken a slightly different focus, hosting discussion from experts on Biblical Literacy and Biblical Reception in a Digital World.
The 2010–2015 archive can be found here.
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Isaiah Archive
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Pie charts, prayer and prophecy (@darrenrhill)
Posted on November 29, 2014 | No CommentsDespite attempts by the majority of people my Facebook feed has recently been filled with more than just cute cats. There has been an influx of pie charts. These pie charts don’t get into funny predicaments or have a grumpy […] -
It’s Funny How Some Distance Makes Everything Look Small (@NedLunn)
Posted on November 28, 2014 | No CommentsEverything seems possible when you’re on holiday in the Highlands. There’s some truth in the overplayed song, ‘Let It Go’, It’s funny how some distance makes everything look small. Now, to cover up the fact that I needed to quote […] -
Starbucks and the need for Organic Growth (@headphonaught)
Posted on November 24, 2014 | No Comments“It doesn’t take a marketing genius to see where Starbucks went wrong with its foray into the Australian market. Rather than building an organic demand for their coffee-flavoured syrup slushies, the chain bombarded potential customers with multiple store openings […] -
Fall in love with the Bible, read Isaiah! (@nicolahwriter)
Posted on November 18, 2014 | 2 CommentsEarlier today, when faced with tapping out this blog post, I posted a frantic tweet into the twitter verse ending with a rather desperate squawk of ‘Help!’. The book of Isaiah is a work of genius. Its word of wisdom, […] -
Welcome to the Prophets! (@paulblakey)
Posted on November 16, 2014 | No CommentsWritten during the time of the nations decline – the exile and the return to the homeland. Isaiah lived in Jerusalem in 8th century BC and his ministry lasted almost 60 years. Throughout his life he spoke out of God’s […] -
Strength for the powerless: reflection on Isaiah 40: 28 – 31 (@Seeking1st)
Posted on November 14, 2014 | No CommentsHave you ever watched an eagle soaring up into the sky, without obvious effort or flapping of wings? On holiday in the Austrian Alps I am often fascinated to see an eagle apparently resting in flight but still mounting […] -
Reading prophecy (@TheAlethiophile)
Posted on November 10, 2014 | No CommentsIn looking at Isaiah, we come across the first book of the bible (in its current canonical form) which is considered in its entirety to be a work of prophecy. Though there are prophetic elements in earlier books we have already […] -
Here am I; send me! (@revpamsmith)
Posted on November 5, 2014 | No CommentsAnd I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’ […] -
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw (@minidvr)
Posted on October 10, 2014 | No CommentsThe Word that Isaiah, son of Amoz Saw? This sentence in one of the sermons in Isaiah 2:1 puzzled me. Other sermons start with the word vision? So why the emphasis on saw? I have been reading about how we […]