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A national story with an unhappy ending
Most royal inscriptions move from defeat to triumph. The Bible's grand narrative runs the other way: from creation and liberation to destruction and exile.
The Bible tells a nation's story backwards.
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Genesis through Kings ends with Judah's fall and says nothing about rebuilding. Defeat shapes nearly every section of the Bible, from the prophets to Daniel, Esther, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles, and Job.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 145–146
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