pre-exilian
Britishadjective
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His priestly narrator was familiar with pre-exilic creation stories, and he used a set of Mycenaeo-Edomite pictorial tablets "given to, or taken by, Joshua's invading Israelites when they seized Hebron."
From Time Magazine Archive
But there are other facts which seem to some to make for a pre-exilic date: e.g. the mention of Judah and Ephraim together, ix.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar
There is another important aspect in which the contrast between Ezekiel and the pre-exilic prophets is very great: viz. in his attitude to ritual.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar
In a sense it bridged the seventy years that had intervened since the destruction of the pre-exilic Hebrew state, and made it possible to revive the ancient religious customs.
From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster
Recently, however, Baudissin, in a very careful discussion, has ably argued for at least the possibility of a pre-exilic date.
From Introduction to the Old Testament by McFadyen, John Edgar
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