Second Isaiah

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biblical text prophetic writing section of the Book of Isaiah

Second Isaiah is the name commonly given to the prophetic writings in Isaiah 40–55, composed during the Babylonian exile and known for their themes of consolation, monotheism, and the promise of Israel’s restoration.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Deutero-Isaiah 1
Isaiah 42 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical text ⓘ
prophetic writing ⓘ
section of the Book of Isaiah ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Deutero-Isaiah

Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 40–55
attributedTo prophet Isaiah in traditional Jewish interpretation ⓘ
authorshipView often regarded by modern scholars as written by an anonymous exilic prophet ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the Nevi’im in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
part of the Prophets in the Old Testament ⓘ
centralFigure servant of the Lord ⓘ
contains Servant Songs ⓘ
dateOfComposition 6th century BCE ⓘ
hasPart Isaiah 40 ⓘ
Isaiah 41 ⓘ
Isaiah 42 ⓘ
Isaiah 43 ⓘ
Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 44

Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 45

Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 46

Isaiah 47 ⓘ
Isaiah 48 ⓘ
Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 49

Isaiah 50 ⓘ
Isaiah 51 ⓘ
Isaiah 52 ⓘ
Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 53

Isaiah 54 ⓘ
Book of Isaiah ⓘ
surface form: Isaiah 55
influenced Christology ⓘ
surface form: Christian Christology

Jewish theology of redemption ⓘ
keyPassage Isaiah 40:1–11 ⓘ
Isaiah 42:1–9 ⓘ
Isaiah 49:1–6 ⓘ
Isaiah 52:13–53:12 ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
literaryGenre oracular speech ⓘ
prophetic poetry ⓘ
mainTheme comfort for Jerusalem ⓘ
consolation of Israel ⓘ
monotheism ⓘ
new exodus motif ⓘ
promise of Israel’s restoration ⓘ
return from exile ⓘ
universal sovereignty of God ⓘ
partOf Book of Isaiah ⓘ
periodDescribed Babylonian exile ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
setting Babylon ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis exclusive worship of YHWH ⓘ
rejection of idols ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Suffering Servant
this entity surface form: Isaiah 42
Second Isaiah → alsoKnownAs → Second Isaiah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutero-Isaiah
Babylonian exile → significantText → Second Isaiah ⓘ