What prophetic book is quoted in the New Testament more than any Old Testament book (419 times)?

Answer 1

The angel’s announcement to Mary concerning the child that would be born showed that Isaiah 9:6, 7 was to be fulfilled in his receiving the throne of David; “and he will rule as king over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end of his kingdom.” (Luke 1:32, 33) Matthew 1:22, 23 shows that Jesus’ birth by a virgin was a fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14 and identifies him as “Immanuel.” Some 30 years later, John the Baptizer came preaching that “the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.” All four Gospel writers quote Isaiah 40:3 to show that this John was the one ‘calling out in the wilderness.’ (Matthew 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-4; Luke 3:3-6; John 1:23) At his baptism Jesus became the Messiah—the Anointed of Jehovah, the twig or root of Jesse—to rule the nations. On him they must rest their hope, in fulfillment of Isaiah 11:1, 10.—Romans 15:8, 12.
Jesus read his commission from an Isaiah scroll to show that he was Jehovah’s Anointed, and then he proceeded to “declare the good news of the kingdom of God, because,” as he said, “for this I was sent forth.” (Luke 4:17-19, 43; Isaiah 61:1, 2) The four Gospel accounts are full of details as to Jesus’ earthly ministry and his manner of death as foretold in Isaiah chapter 53. Though they heard the good news of the Kingdom and saw Jesus’ marvelous works, the Jews did not get the meaning because of their unbelieving hearts, in fulfillment of Isaiah 6:9, 10; 29:13; and 53:1. (Matthew 13:14, 15; John 12:38-40; Acts 28:24-27; Romans 10:16; Matthew15:7-9; Mark 7:6, 7) Jesus was a stone of stumbling to them, but he became the foundation cornerstone that Jehovah laid in Zion and upon which He builds his spiritual house in fulfillment of Isaiah 8:14 and 28:16.—Luke 20:17; Romans 9:32, 33; 10:11; 1 Peter 2:4-10.
The apostles of Jesus Christ continued to make good use of Isaiah’s prophecy, applying it to the ministry. For example, in showing that preachers are needed in order to build faith, Paul quotes Isaiah in saying: “How comely are the feet of those who declare good news of good things!” (Romans 10:15; Isaiah 52:7; see also Romans 10:11, 16, 20, 21.) Peter too quotes Isaiah in showing the permanence of the good news: “For ‘all flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like a blossom of grass; the grass becomes withered, and the flower falls off, but the saying of Jehovah endures forever.’ Well, this is the ‘saying,’ this which has been declared to you as good news.”—1 Peter 1:24, 25; Isaiah. 40:6-8.
Gloriously does Isaiah paint the Kingdom hope for the future! Look! It is the “new heavens and a new earth,” wherein “a king will reign for righteousness itself” and princes will rule for justice. What cause for joyfulness and exultation! (65:17, 18; 32:1, 2) Again, Peter takes up the glad message of Isaiah: “But there are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to [God’s] promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” (2 Peter 3:13) This wondrous Kingdom theme comes to full glory in the closing chapters of Revelation.—Isaiah 66:22, 23; 25:8; Revelation 21:1-5.
Outstanding in the book of Isaiah are the Messianic prophecies. Isaiah has been called “the Evangelist prophet,” so numerous are the predictions fulfilled in the events of Jesus’ life. Chapter 53, for long a “mystery chapter,” not only to the Ethiopian eunuch referred to in Acts chapter 8 but to the Jewish people as a whole, foretells so vividly the treatment accorded Jesus that it is like an eyewitness account. The Christian Greek Scriptures record the prophetic fulfillments of this remarkable chapter of Isaiah, as the following comparisons show: vs. 1—John 12:37, 38; vs. 2—John 19:5-7; vs. 3—Mark 9:12; vs. 4—Matthew 8:16, 17; vs. 5—1 Peter 2:24; vs. 6—1 Peter 2:25; vs. 7—Acts 8:32, 35; vs. 8—Acts 8:33; vs. 9—Matthew 27:57-60; vs. 10—Hebrews 7:27; vs. 11—Romans 5:18; vs. 12—Luke 22:37.
I have not counted the actual quotes but there are certainly hundreds of fulfillments of Isaiah in the new testament!

Answer 2

You have more books because you accept those books as canonical. Those are Jewish writings, and the Jews don't consider them canonical. The Jews consider them history and poetry, not scripture. Since they are the ones who gave us the Tanakh (Old Testament), I think I would trust them to know which books it contains. Edit: I know what the Masoretic text is. I also know it contains the only books that the Jewish people consider canonical. 39 of them, to be exact. I have several copies of the Masoretic text, and use them regularly. Edit: The Septuagint disagrees with the Masoretic text in a number of places. It does not follow, however, that the Septuagint is correct and the Masoretic text is wrong. The Jewish people preserve scripture with a passion, not even correcting grammatical errors in the text. By the time Christianity gained a foothold, the Jews had already been dispersed. There is no way they could have all agreed to change a verse of scripture. Half of them didn't even know where the rest had been taken. Charis, your church stopped teaching the Bible in the 4th century. Take a look through the book of Acts. See how the first century church baptized (Acts chapters 2, 8, 10 and 19). Have you ever known a Catholic Church to baptize that way? Your church is based mostly on tradition, not on scripture.

Answer 3

A comment on Psalms and prophecy...

While Psalms is included among the "Poetic and Wisdom literature" of the Old Testament, that is NOT to say that it contains no prophecy. The DIVISIONS are largely subjective and are focused on the style of the material more than the content. These divisions are also the work of men and are not themselves a part of inspired scripture.

Psalms is OFTEN prophetic, with several Psalms included among the Messianic prophecies.

Answer 4

Psalms is the most-quoted, but it's not a prophetic book. It's a poetic book.

Isaiah is the most-quoted of the prophetic books.

Cheers!

Answer 5

Uh...it's Isaiah...but I have no clue where you get that figure from, as there are - at most - 249 true quotes from the OT in the *entire* NT.

Answer 6

I'm not positive but I would say Isaiah

Answer 7

I'm going to guess and say Isaiah.

Answer 8

Ezekiel?

He seems to pop up a lot in Revelation and other places.

Answer 9

Not positive, is it Isaiah?

Answer 10

I'm not sure. Could it be Isaiah?