The document summarizes the three periods of authorship associated with the book of Isaiah in the Bible. It describes the First Isaiah as prophesying during the Assyrian period from 742-701 BCE and being active during the reign of kings in Judah and the Assyrian empire. The Second Isaiah is said to have prophesied during the Babylonian exile from 546-538 BCE. The Third Isaiah prophesied during the restoration of Judah from 538-520 BCE.
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The document summarizes the three periods of authorship associated with the book of Isaiah in the Bible. It describes the First Isaiah as prophesying during the Assyrian period from 742-701 BCE and being active during the reign of kings in Judah and the Assyrian empire. The Second Isaiah is said to have prophesied during the Babylonian exile from 546-538 BCE. The Third Isaiah prophesied during the restoration of Judah from 538-520 BCE.
The document summarizes the three periods of authorship associated with the book of Isaiah in the Bible. It describes the First Isaiah as prophesying during the Assyrian period from 742-701 BCE and being active during the reign of kings in Judah and the Assyrian empire. The Second Isaiah is said to have prophesied during the Babylonian exile from 546-538 BCE. The Third Isaiah prophesied during the restoration of Judah from 538-520 BCE.
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The document summarizes the three periods of authorship associated with the book of Isaiah in the Bible. It describes the First Isaiah as prophesying during the Assyrian period from 742-701 BCE and being active during the reign of kings in Judah and the Assyrian empire. The Second Isaiah is said to have prophesied during the Babylonian exile from 546-538 BCE. The Third Isaiah prophesied during the restoration of Judah from 538-520 BCE.
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Table 10.
1 The Three Isaiahs
Chapters Book Title Period B.C.E. 1-39 First Isaiah Isaiah of Jerusalem Assyrian 742-701 40-55 Second Isaiah Isaiah of the Exile Babylonian Exile 546-538 56-66 Third Isaiah Isaiah of the Restoration Restoration of Judah 538-520
Life and Times of Isaiah of Jerusalem
750 Rezin became king of Damascus/Syria (750-732) 745 Tiglath-Pileser III became king of Assyria (745-727) Tiglath-Pileser III campaigned in Syria-Palestine (he is called Pul in 2 Kings 743-738 15:19) 742 Isaiah's temple call vision inaugurated his prophecy (Isaiah 6) 742 Ahaz became king of Jerusalem/Judah (742-727) 738 Menahem king of Samaria/Israel paid tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III 735 Pekah assassinated Pekahiah king of Samaria/Israel, became king (737-732) 734-732 Syrian-Israelite War against Judah; Isaiah's war memoirs (Isaiah 7-8) 732 Hoshea assassinated Pekah of Samaria/Israel, became king (732-724) 732 Tiglath-Pileser III conquered Damascus/Syria 726 Shalmaneser V became king of Assyria (726-722), Hoshea became his vassal 725 Hoshea turned to Egypt for help 724 Shalmaneser V besieged Samaria/Israel 721 Sargon II became king of Assyria (721-705), conquered Samaria/Israel 715-701 Oracles during Hezekiah's reign (Isaiah 28-32) 704 Sennacherib became king of Assyria (704-681) 701 Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem/Judah, was unsuccessful (Isaiah 36-39)