THEO 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Monolatrism, Book Of Deuteronomy, Babylonian Captivity
14 Apr 2020
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Josiah (641-610), amon"s son brings many religious reforms: seen as the ideal king by the deuteronomist historian= even greater than david. Josiah (641 610): young king+ comes to power by coup by yhwh alone movement when. \makes worship of yhwh alone the rule of the land: destroys shrines and idols of other gods, makes jerusalem the only official place of worship and sacrifice to yhwh, performs first festival of passover in israel-judah. Jeremiah"s main metaphors: marriage/adultery to god (monolatry, circumcision of the heart: properly worship god (monolatry and social justice) History from exile of israel to return the last days of judah 609 587. Jeremiah continues preaching: arrested several times= jeremiah predicts doom, babylonians exile jewish upper classes= jerusalem destroyed. Ezekiel: who was he, he was a jerusalem priest, he was part of one of the first groups of exiles, his visions took place in mesopotamia during and after the destruction of.
