“The words of the biblical authors are not simply written
down and frozen. They evolve and develop, like trees headed toward the light…The
prophecy of Isaiah grew over generations, constantly being adapted, extended.
It is rather like [iconic English writer of cook books] Mrs. Beeton. Long after
the original sturdy Victorian matron died, her corpus continues to flourish,
with new books appearing all the time. When I read of ‘Mrs. Beeton’s microwave
cooking’, I thought of Trito-Isaiah! So the words of the Bible are on a pilgrimage,
headed towards the Word made flesh…”. “The
World Shall Come to Walsingham”, Sacred
Space, ed. John & Philip North
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