King Josiah of Judah The Lost Messiah of Israel [Hardcover]

King Josiah of Judah is a figure of extraordinary importance for the history of Israel. Using synchronic and diachronic analyses of the Deuteronomistic History, Deuteronomy, and selected prophetic books, Marvin Sweeney reconstructs the ideological perspectives of King Josiah's program of religious and national restoration.

[Sweeney] is not afraid to challenge long-held scholarly consensus and to chart new paths when he feels the text warrants it. Future discussions of Josiah's vision and reforming efforts will certainly need to grapple with this study. --The Catholic Biblical Quarterly