Wrapped Up In Books!

Meme time!

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next seven sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

"Even for prophets like Hosea, Amos, and Ezekiel who may never have uttered a word in Jerusalem itself, the city and its Davidic dynasty play an important role. The only prophetic books in which there is no explicit reference to Zion or David or Judah, namely Daniel, Jonah, and Habakkuk, belong to a context where the centrality of Jerusalem, and in particular the temple, was never in doubt. In the case of Hosea and Amos it is likely that words originally adressed to the cities of the northern kingdoms (Samaria, Bethel, Gilgal) were later adapted for a Judean audience, either by the 'men of Hezekiah, king of Judah' sonn after the fall of Samaria in 722 BC, or more likely under the same conditions that led to the composition of a Judean 'History of Israel' from Moses to Jehoiachin."

And no, that's not seven sentences, but darned if I'm going to type up four more sentences from Prophesy and the Biblical Prophets. Though it's been sitting here on my desk for the past week, so I suppose it's about time I got some use out of it.

Right, back to studying proofs. First test is on Friday, but the prof has been sick for the past week, so there've been no office hours and minimal assistance during class. I mean, I feel bad for the guy, but couldn't he have pushed the test back or something? Well, never mind.