Big Ideas · 18 · Hannah and Samuel

A new exodus without conquest

Second Isaiah's new exodus leaves Persia in control: exiles return but don't reconquer the land, and no Davidic king takes the throne.

Liberation redefined.

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The delay of political restoration made room for a different path: the People's History's roadmap.

Bible reference: Isaiah 61

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 292

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