David Bokovoy delves into Isaiah's significance in Mormon scripture, prophecy, and current events with an emphasis on understanding biblical prophets as social critics, not predictors of distant future events. We discuss scholarly debates on Isaiah's authorship and anachronistic references like brass plates, clarifying that the writings of Isaiah as known today did not exist in Isaiah's time. Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/isaiah-and-mormonism/ David Bokovoy Remaster Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqODVt86upvB3ojUU2AWwbaAw Chapters 00:00:00 The Book of Mormon could not exist without Isaiah 00:05:40 The One Mighty and Strong 00:19:40 Two types of covenant relationships: grants and treaties 00:25:08 Chiasms 00:31:00 Pre Classical vs Classical Prophets 00:47:00 Who is this Isaiah? Scripture Plus 00:50:55 Isaiah bulla 00:54:40 Proto-Isaiah, Deutero-Isaiah, Trito-Isaiah 01:30:30 The Cyrus Cylinder 01:38:00 Isaiah in the Book of Mormon 01:43:45 Apologetic responses 01:52:30 A trickster God? 02:02:00 Trito-Isaiah in the Book of Mormon 02:17:45 Ezra Taft Benson clip & closing thoughts ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117