Who wrote the Bible book of Isaiah?

Answer 1

The Book of Isaiah consists of two main parts. The first part, chapters 1-39, with numerous additions, contains the work of Isaiah of Jerusalem, who is also called I Isaiah or First Isaiah. The remainder of the Book was written by Second Isaiah, and possibly Third Isaiah.

The first part of the Book of Isaiah was written against the background of an ascendant and dangerous enemy, Assyria. Isaiah records the advice he gave the kings of Jerusalem and if full of foreboding about the future if the kings ignored his advice. In hinsight, he prophesied events that would overtake Jerusalem because of the stubbornness of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, in whose time he wrote.

It is believed that the second part, written during the Babylonian Exile and the Return from Exile, were originally separate from the book of Isaiah, but were added to it at some later time.

Answer 2

Halley's Bible Handbook says Isaiah was known as the "Messianic Prophet":

"...because he was so thoroughly imbued with the idea that his nation was to be a Messianic Nation to the world; that is, a nation through whom one day a great and wonderful blessing would come from God to all nations; and he was continually dreaming of the day when that great and wonderful work would be done.

The New Testament says that Isaiah 'saw the glory of Christ, and spoke of Him' (John 12:41)."

(Halley's Bible Handbook with the King James Bible, Classic Edition: ISAIAH, The Messianic Prophet; p.285)

Isaiah provides perhaps the most complete and thorough descriptions of Christ [the Messiah] and of His coming "Government" of all the other prophets.

Matthew Henry says:

"...Under the veil of the deliverance from Babylon, Isaiah points to a much greater deliverance, which was to be effected by the Messiah; and seldom does he mention the one, without alluding at the same time to the other; nay, he is often so much enraptured with the prospect of the more distant deliverance, as to lose sight of that which was nearer, and to dwell on the Messiah's Person, Office, Character, and Kingdom." (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: ISAIAH; Book Synopsis)

Answer 3

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The Book of Isaiah is a composite book, written by three main authors, with numerous additions or changes by redactors. It must therefore be considered not as a single story, but as a sequence of narratives.

Isaiah chapters 1-39 contain, with numerous additions, oracles of Isaiah, son of Amoz, often now called First Isaiah or I Isaiah. He wrote about concerns he had with society in the last half of the eighth century BCE, particularly the dominance of Assyrian military power. He preached doom, the proximity of punishment, and the remnant concept.

Chapters 40-55 were written by an anonymous sixth-century prophet, now known as Deutero-Isaiah, Second Isaiah or II Isaiah. This author, living in Babylon towards the end of the Exile, announced that the punishment was past, suffering was over, and deliverance was at hand.

Chapters 56-66 are from the post-Exilic period and are a continuation of the work of Deutero-Isaiah, probably written by his disciples. This section is called Trito-Isaiah or Third Isaiah. or III Isaiah.

Answer 4

The entire Book of Isaiah was written by just one prophet, by that name. Non-traditional theories claiming more than one author of the Book of Isaiah are based upon zero physical evidence and are refuted by the fact that the Septuagint and the Dead Sea scrolls (and all other ancient sources) include the complete text of Isaiah.

Answer 5

The entire Book of Isaiah was written by just one prophet, by that name. Non-traditional theories claiming more than one author of the Book of Isaiah, are based upon zero physical evidence and are refuted by the fact that the Septuagint and the Dead Sea scrolls (and all other ancient sources) include the complete text of Isaiah.See also the Related Links.

Link: One Isaiah (a Christian post)

Link: Refuting the JEPD Documentary Hypothesis

Link: The authorship of the Hebrew Bible

Link: Archaeology

Answer 6

Many historians think that only chapters 1–39 were written by Isaiah.. Chapters 40–66 were written much later . These chapters are known as known as Deutero-Isaiah (Second Isaiah).Some historians make a further distinction between Deutero-Isaiah (chapters 40–55) and Trito-Isaiah (chapters 56–66).

Answer 7

As all the true prohpets, Isaiah was righteous and walked in the path of G-d. G-d chose him to bring the message to the people that they must return to the proper path of G-d.

Answer 8

Name of Book: Isaiah

Writer(s): Isaiah

Place Written: Jerusalem

Writing Completed (B.C.E.): a. 732

Time Covered (B.C.E.): c. 778-a. 732