---
title: "Isaiah — Prophet vs. Wizard Priests"
description: "Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/365
published: 2023-11-02
---

# Isaiah — Prophet vs. Wizard Priests

Contrasting Isaiah with the Surrounding Culture

- Published: 2023-11-02T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `365`
- Episode number: 365
- Session: 8
- People: Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, Josh Bossé

## Description

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6.

## Show notes

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6. “Isaiah's Impure Lips and Their Purification in Light of Akkadian Sources” by Victor (Avigdor) Hurowitz — JSTOR Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria by Lewis Spence Bārû — Wikipedia Bāru (Mesopotamian priest) — Britannica Bārûtu — Wikipedia

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/365)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/365)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/365)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/f7a2bbea-16c3-4e86-8fc0-9848e4137090.mp3)