Story · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
A woman authenticated the Bible's first scroll
When a Torah scroll was 'found' in the temple around 623 BCE, King Josiah's officials didn't take it to a priest or a man. They took it to Huldah, a prophet in Jerusalem's New Quarter.
The first scripture got its seal of approval from a woman.
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Huldah's word alone was enough for Josiah to launch sweeping reforms. Scholars widely link the 'discovered' scroll to the laws of Deuteronomy; the finding story gave a new text the authority of antiquity.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 22
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 119–120
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