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Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article 'Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Book by Julius Wellhausen · 3 quotes · Worship, Periods, Unity

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Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article 'Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica Quotes

“From the building of the temple of Solomon, which is also treated as a leading epoch in chronology, a new period in the history of worship is accordingly dated, - and to a certain extent with justice.”

“For the earliest period of the history of Israel, all that precedes the building of the temple, not a trace can be found of any sanctuary of exclusive legitimacy.”

“Until the building of Solomons temple the unity of worship according to it had, properly speaking, never had any existence; and, moreover, it is easy to read between the lines that even after that date it was more a pious wish than a practical demand.”