Abstract
As the overall character of rabbinic literature leads one to expect, the rabbis of late antiquity dealt with a number of different issues when they discussed Isaiah's life. Despite the diversity of extant themes a review of rabbinic texts reveals that the early sages primarily focused on Isaiah's interactions with monarchs who reigned during his life. One obvious reason for rabbis' approach to Isaiah's life is that his political interests and his interactions with reigning monarchs were well known to biblical writers and to those who read the Bible. Through Isaiah's dealings with monarchs of his time, the rabbis may have found a way to express their own ambiguity concerning their dealings with Jewish political leaders of their time. While for the most part in their choice of rulers with whom Isaiah interacted rabbis reflect events recorded in the Bible, the Manasseh-stories testify to the importance of some non-biblical traditions. Keywords: biblical writers; Manasseh-stories; monarchs; prophet Isaiah; rabbinic literature; rabbis
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