Title
Josiah at Bethel and the “Monument” to the Unnamed Prophet from Judah
Abstract
In a reexamination of the narrative in which Josiah travels to Bethel and desacralizes the shrine originally constructed by King Jeroboam, special attention is given to issues of spatiality, sensory criticism, and memory studies. By focusing on the sighting of a monument standing in the cemetery at Bethel, the storyteller uses this mnemonic device to evoke a memory that would further vilify Jeroboam and justify Josiah’s centralization of worship in Jerusalem.
Department(s)
Religious Studies
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0146107920958998
Keywords
Bethel, Jeroboam, Josiah, memory, sensory criticism, spatiality
Publication Date
11-1-2020
Recommended Citation
Matthews, Victor H. "Josiah at Bethel and the “Monument” to the Unnamed Prophet from Judah." Biblical Theology Bulletin 50, no. 4 (2020): 200-206.
Journal Title
Biblical Theology Bulletin
