RELI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Babylonian Captivity, Cyrus The Great, Mattathias
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North is conquered by the assyrians in 722 bce. South and assyrians is conquered by babylon in 587 bce. Oldest piece in bible is about her (song of deborah 1150 bce) A judge who appoints saul and david. Judaism, he is going to mark the messiah. For passover a plate is always left set for elijah. He is coming again with the second coming of the messiah. Both warn of the babylonian exile, put major emphasis on social justice, Amos focused on the rulers, while hosea focused on israel as a whole following these things. Unifying teaching on how we should behave towards each other. Ultimately care for the poor, homeless, widowed, and orphans. Blames the king for messing everything up. Put in jail for treason after aggressive warning of the babylonian exile. When proven right he is set free by babylonians and goes to live in egypt for the rest of his life.
