Ep. 33: The Messiah, Pt. 2

The saga of Cyrus continues while the Exile ends. But what does Exile really mean? Today, I explore Second Isaiah, Ezekiel, and a little bit of Ezra. What do these wildly different works say about the end of the Exile? And how does that line up with what archaeology tells us about late 6th century Jerusalem? Join the Patreon: http://patreon.com/biblelorepodcast Bibliography:  Hallo & Younger - 'The Context of Scripture, Vols. 1-3';   Radner, Moeller, et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Vol. 5';   Matt Waters - 'King of the World';   Herodotus, Sélincourt (transl.) - 'The Histories';   Joseph Blenkinsopp - 'Isaiah 40-55 (Anchor Yale)';  Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary';   Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';   Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition';   Daniel McClellan - 'YHWH's Divine Images';   Michael Dick (ed.) - 'Born in Heaven, Made on Earth';   Levine, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Annotated New Testament';   Bob Becking - 'We All Returned As One!';   Robert J. Miller - 'Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy';   https://nypost.com/2025/10/13/world-news/im-here-to-thank-america-israel-flooded-with-us-adoration/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh11CuVUZPY