Keywords
prophets and kings, Lehi's Jerusalem, Margaret Barker, temple theology
Abstract
King Josiah's reign has come under increasing focus for its importance to the formation of the Hebrew Bible, and for its proximity to the ministry of important prophets such as Jeremiah and Lehi. Whereas the canonical accounts and conventional scholarship have seen Josiah portrayed as the ideal king, Margaret Barker argues Josiah's reform was hostile to the temple. This essay offers a counterpoint to Professor Hamblin's "Vindicating Josiah" essay, offering arguments that the Book of Mormon and Barker's views and sources support one another.
Recommended Citation
Christensen, Kevin
(2013)
"Prophets and Kings in Lehi’s Jerusalem and Margaret Barker’s Temple Theology,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 4, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol4/iss1/13
