"Free Course on Bible Prehistory, Purpose & Future" Topic
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Editor in Chief Bill | 18 Apr 2016 9:36 a.m. PST |
With its walls razed to ground by Babylon's armies, Jerusalem joined a long line of ancient vanquished cities—from Ur and Nineveh and Persepolis to Babylon itself. While some recovered from the destruction, others did not. But none responded to political catastrophe by fashioning the kind of elaborate and enduring monument to their own downfall that we find in the Bible. Most conquered populations viewed their subjugation as a source of shame. They consigned it to oblivion, opting instead to extol the golden ages of the past. The biblical authors in contrast reacted to loss by composing extensive writings that acknowledge collective failure, reflect deeply upon its causes, and discover thereby a ground for collective hope… link |
Editor in Chief Bill | 16 May 2016 12:20 p.m. PST |
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