Under Every Green Tree: Popular Religion in Sixth-century Judah

"By focusing on the forms of religious expression which the sixth—century prophets condemn, we can begin to apprehend the diversity which characterized exilic religion. Moreover, by recognizing the polemical nature of the prophetic critiques and by resolving to read these critiques without prophetic prejudice and instead with a non—judgmental eye, we can place ourselves in a position to re—evaluate the traditional descriptions of the sixth—century cult. Our task, then, is to read anew; our ...