Basic Chronology of the Book of Isaiah
1st Isaiah : Ch. 1-39 : BC 740-705
2nd Isaiah(Deutero-Isaiah) : Ch. 40-55 : BC 550-538
3rd Isaiah(Trito-Isaiah) : Ch. 56-66 : BC 444-
The Four Major Historical "Crises" around which the Book of Isaiah is structured
1. Syro-Epharamite War, BC 735-732
2. Invasion of Assyria, BC 701, 709
3. Babylonian Captivity, BC 597 or 598
4. Return to Palestine by Persia, BC 538
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