John Oswalt Ph.D. served as research professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Miss., since 1999. Prior to that, he was professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Asbury Seminary from 1989 to 1999. This was his second term on Asbury Seminary's faculty, having first served from 1970 to 1982. In the interim, he was president of Asbury College from 1983 to 1986 and a member of the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill., from 1986 to 1989.
Dr. Oswalt's writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly journals and popular religious periodicals. Many of his these articles have dealt with the application of Biblical teachings to modern ethical questions. He has written eight books. His most recent book is a study of I John, entitled On Being a Christian (Francis Asbury Press, 2008).
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The book of Isaiah, one of the prophetic books found in the Old Testament, is a literary masterpiece that presents a compelling and comprehensive picture of God’s perfect plan to use His people to bring the nations to Himself in worship. Isaiah’s contemporary ministry to God’s people occurred during the reigns of four kings of Judah (ca. 740–695 B.C., chapters 1–39). But he also prophesied to God’s people in two other specific periods as well: the period of the Babylonian exile (ca. 586–539 B.C., chapters 40–55) and a period of time after the remnant returned to Jerusalem from exile (ca. 540–440 B.C., chapters 56–66).