Politics · 9 · Daughter Zion
Not everyone admitted defeat
After 586 BCE, many Judeans expected rapid recovery; some rebelled and assassinated the Babylonian-appointed governor. Admitting a new era came slowly.
Defeat is in the eye of the beholder.
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Those tied to the palace and David's family were the last to proclaim a post-monarchic age.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 148–149
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