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  1. Babylonian Exile

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    Theological and Religious Reorientation
    The destruction of the Temple, the physical locus of YHWH's presence, presented an acute theological crisis. The central challenge was to reconcile the catastrophe with the covenantal relationship between God and Israel.
    Development of Monotheism

  2. Babylonian Exile

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    Theological and Religious Reorientation
    The destruction of the Temple, the physical locus of YHWH's presence, presented an acute theological crisis. The central challenge was to reconcile the catastrophe with the covenantal relationship between God and Israel.
    Development of Monotheism

  3. Babylonian Exile

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    Development of Monotheism
    While Israelite religion had long included henotheistic elements, the Exile is often credited as the necessary incubator for strict, uncompromising monotheism. Since YHWH had demonstrably failed to prevent the defeat by Babylonian deities (Marduk being preeminent), theological discourse shifted. The prophets argued that Babylonian gods were impotent idol…

  4. Babylonian Exile

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    While Israelite religion had long included henotheistic elements, the Exile is often credited as the necessary incubator for strict, uncompromising monotheism. Since YHWH had demonstrably failed to prevent the defeat by Babylonian deities (Marduk being preeminent), theological discourse shifted. The prophets argued that Babylonian gods were impotent idols, and that [YHWH](/entries/yhw…

  5. Heaven

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    Historically, heaven was often conceptualized as an actual physical location situated above the Earth, frequently beyond the uppermost celestial sphere. Ancient Mesopotamian cosmologies and Egyptian cosmologies typically placed the divine residence in the highest atmospheric or celestial layer. Greek cosmology, notably refined by Aristotle, placed the empyrean—the region of pure fire and the [crystalline spheres](/entries/crystall…