Politics · 12 · Nehemiah

Competition with neighbors revived Judah

Rivalry with neighboring provinces, Samaria, the south, and the Transjordan, regenerated Judah's collective consciousness.

Rivals sharpen identity.

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Yet that's only half the story; much of the Bible strives to rise above such rivalries.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 189

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