Big Ideas · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah

Building and writing go together

From Mesha's stele to the Siloam inscription to the post-exilic rebuilding, construction and literary production are closely linked.

Build together, write together.

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After Judah's fall, communities rebuilt without a king to take credit, and those efforts inspired pivotal writings.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 109–110

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