Editing Book of Isaiah (section)

=== 2nd Temple Judaism (515 BCE – 70 CE) ===
[[Image:William Strutt Peace 1896.jpg|thumb|right|''Peace'', 1896 etching by [[William Strutt (artist)|William Strutt]], based upon Isaiah 11:6–7]]
Isaiah was one of the most popular works in the period between the foundation of the Second Temple c. 515 BCE and its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.{{sfn| Hannah | 2005 | p=7}} Isaiah's "shoot [which] will come up from the stump of Jesse" is alluded to or cited in the [[Psalms of Solomon]] and various apocalyptic works including the [[Similitudes of Enoch]], [[2 Baruch]], [[2 Esdras|4 Ezra]], and the third of the [[Sibylline oracles]], all of which understood it to refer to a/the messiah and the messianic age.{{sfn|Hannah| 2005| p= 11}} Isaiah 6, in which Isaiah describes his vision of God enthroned in the Temple, influenced the visions of God in works such as the "Book of the Watchers" section of the [[Book of Enoch]], the [[Book of Daniel]] and others, often combined with the similar vision from the [[Book of Ezekiel]].{{sfn | Hannah | 2005 | pp = 22–23}} A very influential portion of Isaiah was the four so-called [[Songs of the Suffering Servant]] from Isaiah 42, 49, 50 and 52, in which God calls upon his servant to lead the nations (the servant is horribly abused, sacrifices himself in accepting the punishment due others, and is finally rewarded). Some [[Second Temple Judaism|Second Temple]] texts, including the [[Wisdom of Solomon]] and the [[Book of Daniel]] identified the Servant as a group – "the wise" who "will lead many to righteousness" (Daniel 12:3) – but others, notably the [[Similitudes of Enoch]], understood it in messianic terms.{{sfn |Hannah|2005|p=27-31}}