tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1113907538755917549..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Isaiah's JobAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40566923074790922922013-03-04T17:57:46.662-05:002013-03-04T17:57:46.662-05:00Quote:
"Many jobs which do not pay well are ...Quote:<br /><br />"Many jobs which do not pay well are yet profoundly interesting, as, for instance, the job of research student in the sciences is said to be"<br /><br />Not what I hear. :)Luke Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290760894780619646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66309779330983514822012-12-18T13:13:38.997-05:002012-12-18T13:13:38.997-05:00He does seem to assume that the purpose of the pro...He does seem to assume that the purpose of the prophet and the job of the intellectual are equal. Or highly comparable.<br /><br />Still, I don't think I can disagree with his comparison between the rightly-believing people of Isaiah's day and the careful-intellectuals of the 1930s (or the current decade). Many are unable or unwilling to listen.<br /><br />"Keep on hearing, but never understanding; Keep on seeing, but never perceiving." (Isaiah 6:9)<br /><br />Did this describe a universal problem that manifests in many ways, or a problem specific to Isaiah's time and audience?SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043843405366080460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-34554238156239520662012-12-17T21:58:13.302-05:002012-12-17T21:58:13.302-05:00Well, I was raised a New England Liberal.Well, I was raised a New England Liberal.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81352445259960387472012-12-17T15:12:03.704-05:002012-12-17T15:12:03.704-05:00"Not SO MUCH contempt for the masses..."..."Not SO MUCH contempt for the masses..." <br /><br />nice. Dubbahdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075702513873912334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-75439721542989210732012-12-16T20:57:28.246-05:002012-12-16T20:57:28.246-05:00Interesting. Unfortunately the role of prophet to...Interesting. Unfortunately the role of prophet to the remnant is too flattering a role to resist, and we seem to be a-swamp in artists trying to be Jeremiah without the tears.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com