The Theology of the Book of Isaiah

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"Yahweh sits enthroned, high and lifted up
A shoot grows from the stump of Jesse
A Servant pours himself out to death
Kings and nations stream to Zion"

The book of Isaiah's imagery sparkles as it inspires. It draws us in to meditate and extends our vision toward the future. But what should we make of this sprawling and puzzling book-so layered and complex in its composition-as a whole?

John Goldingay helps us make sense of this "book called...