Gordon C. I. Wong - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png Gordon C. I. Wong - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Friday Files, 23 Feb 2018 https://evangelicalarminians.org/ff180223/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:53:10 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=17852 Once again it’s time for the Friday Files, SEA’s weekly roundup of older posts, plus articles found round the blogosphere thought to be of interest to those interested in Arminian/Calvinist issues. And since it’s St.…

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]]> 17852 Gordon C. I. Wong, “Make Their Ears Dull: Irony in Isaiah 6:9-10” https://evangelicalarminians.org/gordon-c-i-wong-make-their-ears-dull-irony-in-isaiah-69-10/ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:36:00 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/gordon-c-i-wong-make-their-ears-dull-irony-in-isaiah-69-10/ This article is posted with the permission of Trinity Theological Journal and the author. Please click on the attachment to view Gordon C. I. Wong, "Make Their Ears Dull: Irony in Isaiah 6:9-10" Trinity Theological Journal 16 (2008) 24-34.

Here is the author's abstract:

In Isaiah 6:9-10, the prophet appears to be commissioned by God to make the ears of the people dull in order to prevent them from repenting. This article begins by proposing that these verses are better understood as rhetorical irony designed to persuade the people to (and not prevent them from) repentance. An alternative rhetorical interpretation and three literal interpretations are also discussed and rejected in favour of the view that assumes the use of irony.

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