num_pages: 368
description: 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.
language: English
title: King Josiah of Judah: The Lost Messiah of Israel
titlecomplete: King Josiah of Judah: The Lost Messiah of Israel
publisher: Oxford University Press