Isa. xiii.-xiv.; xxi. 1-10; xxxiv., (Date uncertain, but xxxv. definitely after the Exile.) Isa. xl.-lv. (The "Second" Isaiah) _c_540. Cyrus takes Babylon 538 Isa. lvi.-lxvi. (Various prophecies, to be dated after the return.) Return of the Exiles 537 Haggai _c_520 Zech. i.-viii. _c_520 Mal. 460-450 Promulgation of the Law 444 Zech. ix.-xiv. 322 There is nothing to enable us to decide the dates of Jonah, Joel, and Obadiah with greater definiteness than to say that they were written after the Restoration. Diagram representing the religious significance of the Prophets:-- FINAL EMBODIMENT GOLDEN AGE OF PROPHECY SILVER AGE OF PROPHETIC TEACHING _Exile_ + +--------+ PSALMS | | | | | | | + | +--------------+ 2 ISAIAH | | | | | | | +---+ JEREMIAH | | | | | | | | + | | +--+ HOSEA | | | | | | | | AMOS +-------+ MICAH--NAH.--HAB. +--+--------------+ WISDOM LITERATURE | | | | | | +-----------+ ISAIAH DEUT. | | + | | | | | | | | +-------------+ EZEKIEL -----+ THE LAW