TY - JOUR
T1 - Temple and dynasty
T2 - Hezekiah, the remaking of Judah and the rise of the pan-Israelite ideology
AU - Finkelstein, Israel
AU - Silberman, Neil Asher
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This article deals with the momentous events that took place in Judah in the short period of time between 732 (and mainly 722) and 701 BCE. A torrent of refugees from the North, mostly from the areas bordering on Judah, dramatically changed the demographic structure in the Southern Kingdom. The population seems to have at least doubled and included significant north Israelite communities. This situation created, in fact, a pan-Israelite state. Hezekiah reacted to this challenge in two ways, both aimed at strengthening the authority of the central government. Countryside shrines were abolished and the cult was centralized in the Jerusalem Temple, probably in an attempt to prevent the new immigrants from visiting the Bethel temple in their old homeland. In the same short period of time, the story of the early days of the Davidide dynasty was first put in writing, combining southern and northern traditions in a single national narrative.
AB - This article deals with the momentous events that took place in Judah in the short period of time between 732 (and mainly 722) and 701 BCE. A torrent of refugees from the North, mostly from the areas bordering on Judah, dramatically changed the demographic structure in the Southern Kingdom. The population seems to have at least doubled and included significant north Israelite communities. This situation created, in fact, a pan-Israelite state. Hezekiah reacted to this challenge in two ways, both aimed at strengthening the authority of the central government. Countryside shrines were abolished and the cult was centralized in the Jerusalem Temple, probably in an attempt to prevent the new immigrants from visiting the Bethel temple in their old homeland. In the same short period of time, the story of the early days of the Davidide dynasty was first put in writing, combining southern and northern traditions in a single national narrative.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=60950366364&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0309089206063428
DO - 10.1177/0309089206063428
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AN - SCOPUS:60950366364
SN - 0309-0892
VL - 30
SP - 259
EP - 285
JO - Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JF - Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
IS - 3
ER -