pre-exilian

British  

/ ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪlɪən /

adjective

1. Old Testament prior to the Babylonian exile of the Jews (586–538 _bc )

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Example Sentences

References to them abound in pre-exilian literature: Judges xxi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

This is seen from 2Samuel vii., a section with whose historicity we have here nothing to do, but which at all events reflects the view of a pre-exilian author.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

Of this we have recurring examples in pre-exilian Hebrew history.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

In authors of a certainly pre-exilian date tbe word occurs only twice, both times in a perfectly general sense.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

The roots of this conception belong to pre-exilian times, in which the “word” of divine denunciation was regarded as a quasi-material thing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various