The Desert Will Bloom

Isaiah s vision of the future is nothing less than a portrait of shalom involving peace wholeness and hope both for the human community and the earth. Throughout the scroll imagery drawn from nature affirms that renewal of life like the renewal of the earth is possible for the human family. The essays in this volume explore the poetic artistry and symbolic imagery in the Isaiah scroll. They examine specific texts interpreting important language and imagery in those texts delineating the functions and implications of such imagery and metaphors throughout the entire book of Isaiah and presenting fresh methodological and interpretive considerations in reading Isaiah. The contributors are Willem A. M. Beuken Carol J. Dempsey A. Joseph Everson Chris A. Franke James M. Kennedy Hyun Chul Paul Kim Francis Landy Roy F. Melugin Gary Stansell Marvin A. Sweeney Patricia K. Tull Roy D. Wells and Hugh G. M. Williamson.