Isaiah Uzziah acts source behind 2 Chronicles 26

This article describes an entity that is not directly attested as an extant recoverable source text; it is inferred from source-citation traces and should not be read as ordinary documentation of a surviving Isaiah manuscript.

Epistemic status

Draft article. 2 Chronicles 26 gives a specific writing attribution, but the source surface is not extant here.

Summary

2 Chronicles 26 says the rest of Uzziah's acts, first and last, were written by Isaiah the prophet, son of Amoz. Inferpedia treats this as a bounded prophetic-writing source surface.

What is being inferred

The inferred entity is the Uzziah acts source surface attributed to Isaiah behind 2 Chronicles 26.

What is attested

The text attests the royal subject, broad scope, and prophetic writing attribution.

Why infer this entity

The notice gives a specific subject and named writing authority, even though no independent text is preserved here.

Evidence ledger

• E1, 2 Chronicles 26:22: primary trace for Uzziah's acts as subject.
• E2, 2 Chronicles 26:22: primary trace for broad scope.
• E3, 2 Chronicles 26:22: primary trace for Isaiah's writing attribution.

Counterarguments

The attribution may be an authority formula used by the Chronicler rather than a recoverable source text.

Confidence scores

Direct attestation: 58. Existence warrant: 78. Specificity: 70. Reconstruction dependence: 78. Counterevidence: 22.

What would change the score

Specialist work on Chronicles, prophetic source formulae, or Isaiah traditions would change the score.