The book of Isaiah is a complex unity that developed from a long redactional process, and this complex unity is the key to a biblical-theological appropriation of the book. Following Isaiah's "directions of meaning" will lead contemporary readers to discern a God who wills world-encompassing justice, righteousness, and peace, and who invites people to be agents of God's purposes in shaping the kind of future that God wills.
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