Bible Challenge - Zechariah part two

Chapters 9 - 14 of the book of Zechariah were not written by Zechariah and were not written at close to the same time as the first part of the book.

The first part of the book of Zechariah was written around 530 BC by Zechariah who was a leader in the rebuilding of the temple of Jerusalem.

The second part of the book was written during the period between 400 and 300 BC when the Greek influence on Israel was at its height.

This part of the book focuses on the coming of the Messiah and the kingdom of God.  The images of the Prince of Peace and the Good Shepherd that resonate through the New Testament for Jesus are picked up from the second part of the book of Zechariah and his prophecies of the Messiah