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preexilian
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pre·ex·il·i·an or pre-ex·il·i·an  (prg-zl-n, -zlyn, -k-sl-n, -slyn) also pre·ex·il·ic or pre-ex·il·ic (-g-zlk, -k-sl-)
adj.
Relating to the history of the Jews before their exile in Babylonia in the sixth century b.c.


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argues that the dating of the book in its superscription functions canonically to locate the historical setting of the whole prophecy to the preexilic period.
Chate'u Yisrael, as a theological position, allows us to say that the components brought together in this compilation of the Pentateuch, under the prophetic supervision of Ezra, were the remains of an authentic revelation to Moses in the wilderness - a legacy that had become blemished after centuries of Israelite neglect and idolatry in the preexilic age.
Evidence for this is found in a reconstructed preexilic edition of the Deuteronomistic History, in which Joshua is portrayed as a model for the rule of Josiah, the northern tribes in Judges are unable to rule themselves, and Josiah is given the highest praise in 2 Kings.
 
 
 
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