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Josiah succeeded [[Amos]] when he was only eight years old. His coming to age coincided when the progressive weakening of the Assyrian rule. [[Josiah]] took advantage of the situation to implement a series of religious reforms aimed to give more autonomy to the Jewish kingdom and more power to the king. He centralized the cult of YHWH according to strictly monolatric principles. He prohibited the cult of all other gods, even to those traditionally associated to YHWH (like the goddess [[Asherah]]). He abolished all temples except the one in Jerusalem and unified the priesthood into one tribe, the [[Sons of Levi]], destined to serve from fathers to sons in perpetuity. | |||
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Revision as of 14:51, 26 July 2012
Josiah, of the House of David, was the king of Judah, around 641/640 - 610/609 BCE. He was the son of his predecessor Amon, and the father of his successor Jehoahaz.
- Davidic Kings: ... -> Amon -> Josiah -> Jehoahaz ->...
Overview
Josiah succeeded Amos when he was only eight years old. His coming to age coincided when the progressive weakening of the Assyrian rule. Josiah took advantage of the situation to implement a series of religious reforms aimed to give more autonomy to the Jewish kingdom and more power to the king. He centralized the cult of YHWH according to strictly monolatric principles. He prohibited the cult of all other gods, even to those traditionally associated to YHWH (like the goddess Asherah). He abolished all temples except the one in Jerusalem and unified the priesthood into one tribe, the Sons of Levi, destined to serve from fathers to sons in perpetuity.
Josiah in ancient sources
- See Josiah (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
Josiah in literature & the arts
- See Josiah (arts) -- survey of fictional works
Josiah in scholarship
- See Josiah (research) -- survey of scholarly works
External links
Pages in category "Josiah (subject)"
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.