Bible Geek rejoicing... Vol 2 of the new New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (D-H) just arrived in the mail. I signed up to receive the set at the Society of Biblical Literature conference this past spring in Nashville. Now I can look up Josiah, Hezekiah, Eschatology and Edom. Good stuff!
Specifically on the importance of 2 Kings in the DH. Read up on chapters 22 and 23 of 2 Kings if you haven't done that in a while. Fascinating stuff... Deuteronomist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King Hezekiah centralised the religion and destroyed places and objects of worship that were outside of the control of the Jerusalem Temple and its priesthood. The Assyrian empire invaded Judah shortly after Hezekiah died, ...
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