AN N EA 10W Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cyrus Cylinder, Davidic Line, Twelve Minor Prophets
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Presence of israelite god (temple is destroyed and god has left) When turning in paper, bring in the rough draft with ta comments so people can compare and contrast. Focus on the issues of the place of holiness. Exile from place becomes an essential element in the jewish conception of the experience of. Abominations are understood to drive god away from the temple. Blame is on the israelites, pushes the israelite god out of the temple. Jerusalem can be holy even in ruin as long as the abominations would be removed from the city. Prophet sees vision of the rebuilding of temple is like a return to the garden of eden. Returning there will bring something better than what was there before. Clay cuneiform cylinder announcing a general return to homelands. People could begin the process of rebuilding their temple. Cyrus has been described as a messiah because he brought the end of the babylonian exile.
