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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 Isaiah” as a tapestry of patterned collages, parts put together in an intentional whole. The Theology of...

before the account of the commission, Isaiah has spoken of the scorn for “Israel’s Holy One” that people’s attitude implies (Is 5:19, 24). We have noted that this distinctive title for Yahweh recurs elsewhere in the book, and the word holy plays a key role in the story of Isaiah’s commission. As well as being a vision of Yahweh as king, Isaiah’s vision emphasizes that Yahweh is the “holy, holy, holy” one. The fact that Yahweh is king points toward the connotations of holiness. It suggests God’s distinctively
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