"Precepts of men" — doctrines and ideas misleading the masses that lack scriptural support — are here exposed in all their beguiling hues. Never has scriptural interpretation come under such cutting scrutiny. As found in Jewish and Mormon primary sources — principally the Bible and Book of Mormon — God's pristine Word reveals itself in layer after layer of glorious truth. Endtime A Judeo-Mormon Analysis illuminates the seeker of truth on a refreshingly new level. This last landmark work by renowned Isaiah scholar and literary analyst Avraham Gileadi is destined to transform readers' understanding of the most timely and empowering truths the scriptures reveal.
Avraham's books are a must read for any serious member of the Church. His background, education and research make him invaluable to anyone who wants to understand Isaiah. He is an excellent teacher, but it will still take me several readings to fully gasp the tools Isaiah used to write. Avraham is bold in his explanations and doesn't pull punches in explaining the implications of Isaiah writings. I have a LONG way to go to fully understand how Isaiah has woven his words, but because of Avraham, I am getting a decent foothold. I have a small glimpse how Isaiah used literary devices like archetypes, parallels and word links to hide his message, but what I have seen is beautiful. He was a master. I listened to this book, but plan on reading this and his others, over and over, more slowly and with a marker in hand.
This book had me digging into the Olive Tree Allegory found in Jacob chapter 5, and the Isaiah chapters in 2 Nephi and 3 Nephi more than any other book I've read. I wanted to be sure I understood what the author, a Jewish Hebrew Scholar turned Mormon, was trying to communicate. Do I think he has a point he was trying to get across to the reader? Absolutely. Am I completely on-board? Time will tell. I need to reread Isaiah again and ponder on this more. If the author's understanding is true, the majority of the Gentiles who have been grafted into the House of Isreal are in for major covenants of curses.
5 stars because it is well written. 1 star taken away because it is not written for an unscholared audience and was difficult (time consuming) to read.
So many new thoughts. It's one if those books you need to come back to multiple times because there is so much packed into it. He references a couple of his other books. The other ones are also the type you need to read a few times, so reading Gileadis works are definitely a long term project. Very much worth it though.
It took me about five months to read and I think I understood half of it, but what I learned about our current gospel "culture" and the importance of Isaiah's prophecies to our end-time status is invaluable.