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[[File:512px-Antonio Balestra - Prophet Isaiah.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Painting of [[Isaiah (prophet)|Isaiah]] by Antonio Balestra]]

[[File:512px-Antonio Balestra - Prophet Isaiah.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Painting of [[Isaiah (prophet)|Isaiah]] by Antonio Balestra]]

The '''Book of Isaiah''' (written between 739 and 475 B.C.) is the most [[Prophet|prophetic]] book in history, and a stellar example of the "[[best of the public]]" in both its authorship and its message. It is the second-longest (66 chapters) in the [[Bible]] (behind [[Psalms]]) and the longest with a single author.  Its authenticity was confirmed by the spectacular discovery of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] in 1947 near the [[Dead Sea]] in the [[Middle East]] where this book, Isaiah scroll 1QIsa^a, is the only complete book in that collection.

The '''Book of Isaiah''' (written between 739 and 475 B.C.) is the most [[Prophet|prophetic]] book in history, and a stellar example of the "[[best of the public]]" in both its authorship and its message. It is the second-longest (66 chapters) in the [[Bible]] (behind [[Psalms]]) and the longest with a single author.  Its authenticity was confirmed by the spectacular discovery of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] in 1947 near the [[Dead Sea]] in the [[Middle East]] where this book, called the "Great Isaiah Scroll" or Isaiah scroll 1QIsa^a, is the only complete book in that collection.

Notwithstanding "[[Liberal Christianity|liberal theology]]" which claims that Isaiah never spoke about the coming of the [[Messiah]], this Book contains numerous prophetic references to Him and is cited most often in connection with [[Jesus]].<ref>https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/old-testament-book-jesus-quote-often/</ref>  This was written during a period of immense disobedience against [[God]], and is typically viewed in two or three parts.<ref>The three parts are chapters 1-39; chapters 40-66; and chapters 56-66. [https://www.reunioncommunity.org/post/2018/09/30/isaiah-s-authorship-and-authenticity]</ref> [[Isaiah]] was the first of the four [[Major Prophets]] in the [[Old Testament]], and in the Hebrew [[Bible]] Isaiah was the first of the [[Latter Prophets]].  At 37,036 words,<ref>https://holyword.church/miscellaneous-resources/how-many-words-in-each-book-of-the-bible/</ref> the Book of Isaiah is shorter than most [[novel]]s.

Notwithstanding "[[Liberal Christianity|liberal theology]]" which claims that Isaiah never spoke about the coming of the [[Messiah]], this Book contains numerous prophetic references to Him and is cited most often in connection with [[Jesus]].<ref>https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/old-testament-book-jesus-quote-often/</ref>  This was written during a period of immense disobedience against [[God]], and is typically viewed in two or three parts.<ref>The three parts are chapters 1-39; chapters 40-66; and chapters 56-66. [https://www.reunioncommunity.org/post/2018/09/30/isaiah-s-authorship-and-authenticity]</ref> [[Isaiah]] was the first of the four [[Major Prophets]] in the [[Old Testament]], and in the Hebrew [[Bible]] Isaiah was the first of the [[Latter Prophets]].  At 37,036 words,<ref>https://holyword.church/miscellaneous-resources/how-many-words-in-each-book-of-the-bible/</ref> the Book of Isaiah is shorter than most [[novel]]s.