Second Isaiah

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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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Label Occurrences
Second Isaiah canonical 2
Deutero-Isaiah 1
Deutero‑Isaiah 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical text
prophetic writing
section of the Book of Isaiah
alsoKnownAs Deutero-Isaiah
linked to: Second Isaiah

Isaiah 40–55
linked to: Book of Isaiah
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
Isaiah 44
linked to: Book of Isaiah

Isaiah 45
linked to: Book of Isaiah

Isaiah 46
linked to: Book of Isaiah

Isaiah 47
Isaiah 48
Isaiah 49
linked to: Book of Isaiah

Isaiah 50
Isaiah 51
Isaiah 52
Isaiah 53
linked to: Book of Isaiah

Isaiah 54
Isaiah 55
linked to: Book of Isaiah
influenced Christian Christology
linked to: Christology

Jewish theology of redemption
keyPassage Isaiah 40:1–11
Isaiah 42:1–9
Isaiah 49:1–6
Isaiah 52:13–53:12
language Biblical Hebrew
linked to: 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

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Babylonian exile significantText Second Isaiah
Second Isaiah alsoKnownAs Deutero-Isaiah
linked to: Second Isaiah
Suffering Servant alsoAssociatedWithChapters Isaiah 42
subject linked to: Suffering servant
linked to: Second Isaiah
ebed YHWH associatedWith Deutero‑Isaiah
linked to: Second Isaiah
Axial Age associatedWithThinker Second Isaiah