The Origin of the Suffering Servant Idea

The Christ the Center panel discuss Edward J. Young’s “ The Origin of the Suffering Servant Idea .” While Isaiah 53’s well-known figure bears similarities to the myths of “dying and rising gods” in other ancient near east cultures, none of those figures is quite like the suffering servant of that chapter, which is the Lord Jesus Christ. E. J. Young, “ The Origin of the Suffering Servant Idea ” Westminster Theological Journal 15.1 (Fall 1950). Participants: Camden Bucey , Jeff Waddington , Jim Cassidy