REL 1004 Lecture : Notes For Religion 23
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Assembly (1 kgs 12: the shechem assembly (1 kgs 12, dtr. editors" explanation: split = divine punishment for the religious sin of. Solomon (see 11:9-13; 11:29-35; 12:15: split (v. 16): judah (sk) Rehoboam: northerners complaint: oppressive policies of solomon (v. 4, rehoboam"s hard stand (v. 14) He did what was right/evil in jahweh"s sight. Jeroboam. b. the kings of israel: all are condemned for following the sin of: the kings of judah: some are judged negatively, some positively. So the exile happened. (see 2 kgs 21:10-15 and. 23:26-27): final remarks on the dtrh, dtrh was produced during the exile (ca. 560), when the nk and sk were no more: the main purpose of the dtrh is to explain why the disaster of the exile came upon yahweh"s people. The answer: the history of israel in pal was a history of sin. The kings led the people into religious wrongdoing.
