The questioning began in the nineteenth century. At first interpreters believed that Isaiah of Jerusalem of the eighth century only wrote chapters 1-39 (or less), and that a second unknown prophet wrote the second part (chapters 40-66) in Babylon sometime before or at the time ... attribute their quotes to Isaiah as the single author. In fact, his book is quoted or alluded to in the New Testament more than any other Old Testament book except Psalms. For example, Matthew used Isaiah to show that Jesus was the promised Messiah and King (Matthew 4:14; 8:17; 12:17). At the beginning of his minis...

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