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The Babylonian Exile

The Babylonian Exile. Hebrew Bible Kilbridge. Isthar Gate, http://www.smb.museum/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objID=23&n=15&r=0&p=24. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg. 587 BC. Jerusalem. Babylon. 587 BC. Temple Destroyed

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The Babylonian Exile

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  1. The Babylonian Exile Hebrew Bible Kilbridge Isthar Gate, http://www.smb.museum/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objID=23&n=15&r=0&p=24

  2. Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg

  3. 587 BC Jerusalem Babylon

  4. 587 BC Temple Destroyed People Exiled http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Image:Jerusalem-sacked.JPG

  5. How to Respond? http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Image:Exiles-in-Babylon.jpg

  6. How to explain? Who to blame? Disillusionment with Yahweh and all gods and religion Abandon Yahweh in favor of the more powerful Marduk See it as Yahweh’s punishment for… … evil-doers in their midst … their own iniquities

  7. What to Do? • Lament • Remain Bitter • Act

  8. Action: Maintain Identity • Repeat their common story • Reinforce their common laws

  9. What does this mean for us? Much of the Hebrew Bible was composed or put into its final form during and immediately after the Babylonian Exile. The experience of the Exile flavors the story that is told. This is known as the context in which it was written. Understanding the context helps us understand the meaning.

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